# minefield

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmaɪnˌfild/ · frequency rank #32,083

## Definitions
1. An area in which land mines or naval mines have been laid.
2. A matter or situation presenting multiple risks, dangers, complications or difficulties.
3. A pitch that has dried out and crumbled and on which the ball is bouncing and spinning unpredictably.
4. A quiz that terminates when the test-taker answers a question incorrectly.

## Etymology
From mine + field. Compare Saterland Frisian Mienenfäield (“minefield”), West Frisian mynfjild (“minefield”), Dutch mijnenveld (“minefield”), German Low German Minenfeld (“minefield”), German Minenfeld (“minefield”), Danish minefelt (“minefield”), Swedish minfält (“minefield”).

## Easily confused with
- **midfield** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/midfield-vs-minefield)
- **Mansfield** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mansfield-vs-minefield)

## Common misspellings (13)
`imnefield`, `mienfield`, `minefeild`, `mineffield`, `minefiedl`, `minefieldd`, `minefielld`, `minefiled`, `mineifeld`, `minfeield`, `minnefield`, `mminefield`, `mniefield`

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