# minster

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɪnstə/ · frequency rank #30,885

## Definitions
1. A monastic church.
2. A cathedral church without any monastic connection.

## Etymology
From Middle English mynster (see mynisterie), from Old English mynster, from Latin monastērium (“monastery”), from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, “monastery; solitary dwelling”). Doublet of monastery.

## Easily confused with
- **miser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/minster-vs-miser)
- **minute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/minster-vs-minute)
- **mister** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/minster-vs-mister)
- **muster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/minster-vs-muster)
- **minted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/minster-vs-minted)
- **minutes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/minster-vs-minutes)
- **monster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/minster-vs-monster)
- **Munster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/minster-vs-munster)
- **mobster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/minster-vs-mobster)
- **misstep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/minster-vs-misstep)
- **minstrel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/minster-vs-minstrel)
- **miner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miner-vs-minster)
- **master** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/master-vs-minster)
- **meister** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meister-vs-minster)
- **minister** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/minister-vs-minster)
- **ministers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ministers-vs-minster)

## Common misspellings (11)
`imnster`, `minnster`, `minsetr`, `minsster`, `minsterr`, `minstre`, `minstter`, `mintser`, `misnter`, `mminster`, `mnister`

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