Which to use
“mind” is a noun and “mino” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,257
- “mind” frequency rank
- #45,737
- “mino” frequency rank
- 63994
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mind | mino |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Esprit. | Minorité. |
Where the eye mixes mind and mino
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mind and mino
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mind is \maɪnd\ while mino is \mi.no\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “mind” becomes o in “mino”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63994, 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\. mino is at rank #45,737, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mi.no\.
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 63994, this pair ranks #79,197 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mind vs mino
Shared letters: imn. Private to "mind": d. Private to "mino": o.
"mind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "mino" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mind" and "mino" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mind" or "mino"?
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 "mind" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mino" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,197 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mind" and "mino" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mino 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 #79,197 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.