Which to use
“mines” and “miser” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,340
- “mines” frequency rank
- #49,498
- “miser” frequency rank
- 54838
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mines | miser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of mine | A person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious. |
Where the eye mixes mines and miser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mines and miser follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: mines vs miser
A purely visual mix-up. mines (/maɪnz/) and miser (/ˈmaɪzə(ɹ)/) 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 54838, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mines is recorded at frequency rank #5,340, classified as anoun, pronounced /maɪnz/. miser is at rank #49,498, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmaɪzə(ɹ)/.
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 54838, this pair ranks #138,106 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mines vs miser
Shared letters: eims. Private to "mines": n. Private to "miser": r.
"mines" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "miser" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mines" for "miser" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mines" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "miser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,106 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mines" and "miser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "miser vs missa". 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 #138,106 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.