# minet vs minou

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### minet
*noun · IPA \mi.nɛ\ · frequency rank #36,959*
Surnom donné à un chat.

### minou
*noun · IPA \mi.nu\ · frequency rank #26,441*
Petit chat.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/minet-vs-minou