# miner vs mint

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### miner
*noun · IPA /ˈmaɪnə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #13,382*
A person who works in a mine.

### mint
*noun · IPA /mɪnt/ · frequency rank #8,065*
A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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