MannvsmineWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Mann is a noun, mine is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Mann” is a noun and “mine” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#26,135
“Mann” frequency rank
#34,681
“mine” frequency rank
60816
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Mann mine
Definition Hombre. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de minar.

Where the eye mixes Mann and mine

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Mann
4 ch
mine

Look-alike desk: Mann vs mine

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Mann is [man] while mine is [ˈmine]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60816, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Mann is recorded at frequency rank #26,135, classified as anoun, pronounced [man]. mine is at rank #34,681, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmine].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 60816, this pair ranks #57,619 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Mann vs mine

Shared letters: mn. Private to "Mann": a. Private to "mine": ei.

"Mann" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "mine" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Mannamnn · mmann · mnan
  • mineimne · minne · mmine · mnie

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Mann" for "mine" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Mann" is a noun and "mine" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Mann" vs "mine" - which ranks higher?
"Mann" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,135 in our Spanish list, against #34,681 for "mine". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Mann" and "mine" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Mann" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #57,619 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Mann" and "mine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mine vs minga". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #57,619 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list