Which to use
“minimes” and “minis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,185
- “minimes” frequency rank
- #40,868
- “minis” frequency rank
- 57053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | minimes | minis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de minime. | Pluriel de mini. |
Where the eye mixes minimes and minis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. minimes runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against minis's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: minimes vs minis
A purely visual mix-up. minimes (\mi.nim\) and minis (\mi.ni\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57053, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
minimes is recorded at frequency rank #16,185, classified as anadj, pronounced \mi.nim\. minis is at rank #40,868, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mi.ni\.
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 57053, this pair ranks #117,319 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of minimes vs minis
Shared letters: imns. Private to "minimes": e. Private to "minis": -.
"minimes" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "minis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "minimes" and "minis" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "minimes" or "minis"?
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 "minimes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "minis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,319 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "minimes" and "minis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "minis 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 #117,319 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.