# mines vs Minot

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mines
*noun · IPA /maɪnz/ · frequency rank #5,340*
plural of mine

### Minot
*name · IPA /ˈmaɪnɒt/ · frequency rank #48,358*
A surname.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mines-vs-minot