Which to use
“miner” and “moser” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,382
- “miner” frequency rank
- #38,060
- “moser” frequency rank
- 51442
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | miner | moser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A person who works in a mine. | An informer; one who tells on another. |
Where the eye mixes miner and moser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. miner and moser follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses miner with moser
A purely visual mix-up. miner (/ˈmaɪnə(ɹ)/) and moser (/ˈmoʊsəɹ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51442, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
miner is recorded at frequency rank #13,382, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmaɪnə(ɹ)/. moser is at rank #38,060, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmoʊsəɹ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 51442, this pair ranks #165,455 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of miner vs moser
Shared letters: emr. Private to "miner": in. Private to "moser": os.
"miner" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "moser" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "miner" for "moser" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "miner" or "moser" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "miner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,455 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "miner" and "moser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moser vs Moslem". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #165,455 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.