miner

/ˈmaɪnə(ɹ)/

//ˈmaɪnə(ɹ)// noun

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"miner" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“miner” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,382. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,382
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who works in a mine.

Corpus desk

Index EN-miner · miner · English

miner · rank #13,382 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,382
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH memoirs

Nearest frequency peer: memoirs (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “miner”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “miner” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

miner vs mir
60% similar
miner vs mini
60% similar
miner vs mint
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for miner
PropertyValue
Headwordminer
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmaɪnə(ɹ)/
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,382
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “miner”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).minerlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “memoirs” (#13,381), “MK” (#13,383), “mosaic” (#13,384). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “miner” is #13,382. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around miner (IPA /ˈmaɪnə(ɹ)/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,382 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for miner, with forms such as "imner", "mienr", and "minerr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mir", "mini", "mint", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From mine + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix). The correct English form is miner, spelled M-I-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person who works in a mine.
  2. 2
    An operator of ordnance mines and similar explosives.
  3. 3
    Any bird of one of several species of South American ovenbirds in the genus Geositta.
  4. 4
    Any bird of one of several species of Australian honeyeaters in the genus Manorina.
  5. 5
    Software or hardware that mines, or creates new units of cryptocurrency.
  6. 6
    A person who mines cryptocurrency.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how miner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Near-synonyms: mineworker; mineowner
  2. The group of miners were stuck underground after a shaft caved in.

Etymology

From mine + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix).

This word in other languages

minero(Español)mineur(Français)Bergmann(Deutsch)mineiro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imner
  • mienr
  • minerr
  • minner
  • minre
  • mminer
  • mnier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of miner - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

imner2mienr2minerr1minner1minre2mminer1mnier2
Edit distance from "miner"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "miner"?
"miner" is spelled M-I-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmaɪnə(ɹ)/.
What does "miner" mean?
As a noun, "miner" means: A person who works in a mine.
What words are commonly confused with "miner"?
"miner" is commonly confused with "mir", "mini", "mint". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "miner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "miner" is /ˈmaɪnə(ɹ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "miner"?
From mine + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "miner", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

needy#13,388Patty#13,395Giles#13,356Geoff#13,354

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Keller7 variantsroofs7 variantsRoyce7 variantsSaxon7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list