Which to use
“mill” and “mind” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,602
- “mill” frequency rank
- #18,257
- “mind” frequency rank
- 37859
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mill | mind |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Moulin. | Esprit. |
Where the eye mixes mill and mind
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mill and mind
A purely visual mix-up. mill (\mɪl\) and mind (\maɪnd\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37859, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mill is recorded at frequency rank #19,602, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɪl\. mind is at rank #18,257, tagged as anoun, pronounced \maɪnd\.
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 37859, this pair ranks #259,468 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mill vs mind
Shared letters: im. Private to "mill": l. Private to "mind": dn.
"mill" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "mind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mill" and "mind" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mill" vs "mind" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mill" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mind" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #259,468 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mill" and "mind" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mill vs mito". 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 #259,468 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.