Which to use
“mines” and “moine” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,341
- “mines” frequency rank
- #8,428
- “moine” frequency rank
- 11769
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mines | moine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de mine. | Religieux faisant partie d’un ordre dont les membres vivent sous une règle commune et séparés du monde. |
Where the eye mixes mines and moine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mines (CVCVC) and moine (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses mines with moine
A purely visual mix-up. mines (\min\) and moine (\mwan\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11769, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mines is recorded at frequency rank #3,341, classified as anoun, pronounced \min\. moine is at rank #8,428, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mwan\.
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 11769, this pair ranks #407,879 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mines vs moine
Shared letters: eimn. Private to "mines": s. Private to "moine": o.
"mines" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "moine" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mines" for "moine" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mines" vs "moine" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mines" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #407,879 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mines" and "moine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moine vs moisie". 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 #407,879 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.