# Minot vs minute

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### minute
*noun · IPA /ˈmɪnɪt/ · frequency rank #1,124*
A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds).

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