Which to use
“mince” and “mixte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,353
- “mince” frequency rank
- #5,479
- “mixte” frequency rank
- 9832
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mince | mixte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a peu d’épaisseur. | Qui est mélangé, qui est composé de plusieurs choses de différente nature et qui participe de la nature des unes et des autres. |
Where the eye mixes mince and mixte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mince vs mixte
A purely visual mix-up. mince (\mɛ̃s\) and mixte (\mikst\) 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 9832, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mince is recorded at frequency rank #4,353, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɛ̃s\. mixte is at rank #5,479, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mikst\.
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 9832, this pair ranks #415,232 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mince vs mixte
Shared letters: eim. Private to "mince": cn. Private to "mixte": tx.
"mince" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mixte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mince" and "mixte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mince" vs "mixte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mince" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mixte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #415,232 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mince" and "mixte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mito vs mixte". 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 #415,232 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.