Which to use
“minces” and “minimes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,939
- “minces” frequency rank
- #16,185
- “minimes” frequency rank
- 32124
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | minces | minimes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de mince. | Pluriel de minime. |
Where the eye mixes minces and minimes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. minces runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against minimes's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between minces and minimes
A purely visual mix-up. minces (\mɛ̃s\) and minimes (\mi.nim\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32124, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
minces is recorded at frequency rank #15,939, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɛ̃s\. minimes is at rank #16,185, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mi.nim\.
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 32124, this pair ranks #299,403 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of minces vs minimes
Shared letters: eimns. Private to "minces": c. Private to "minimes": -.
"minces" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "minimes" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "minces" and "minimes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "minces" or "minimes"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "minces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "minimes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299,403 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "minces" and "minimes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "minces vs minois". 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 #299,403 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.