minced
adjective, verb
minced is spelled M-I-N-C-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, minced means “Finely chopped” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in minced?
| Letters | 6: M-I-N-C-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,918th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is minced?
Minced appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce minced?
Minced has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of minced
- more minced comparative
- most minced superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does minced mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Finely chopped.
- 2
Minutely subdivided.
- 3
Weakened, extenuated.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of mince
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Minced in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense finely chopped:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | haché, enhaché |
| German | gehackt, kleingehackt, kleingeschnitten, fein gehackt |
| Spanish | picado, molido |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does minced come from?
From Middle English mynced, ymynced, y-mynsed. By surface analysis, mince + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).