Which to use
“mind” and “mine” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,257
- “mind” frequency rank
- #2,885
- “mine” frequency rank
- 21142
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mind | mine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Esprit. | Endroit d’où l’on extrait le minerai, par opposition aux carrières. Elles peuvent être souterraines ou à ciel ouvert. |
Where the eye mixes mind and mine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mind and mine
A purely visual mix-up. mind (\maɪnd\) and mine (\min\) 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 a single letter - d in “mind” becomes e in “mine”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21142, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mind is recorded at frequency rank #18,257, classified as anoun, pronounced \maɪnd\. mine is at rank #2,885, tagged as anoun, pronounced \min\.
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 21142, this pair ranks #364,642 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mind vs mine
Shared letters: imn. Private to "mind": d. Private to "mine": e.
"mind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "mine" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mind" and "mine" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mind" vs "mine" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mind" and "mine" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mind" 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 #364,642 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mind" and "mine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mind vs mud". 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 #364,642 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.