Which to use
“Minitel” and “minute” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,401
- “Minitel” frequency rank
- #1,778
- “minute” frequency rank
- 41179
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Minitel | minute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Terminal de consultation de données vidéotex français. | Unité de mesure de temps, compatible avec le Système international, et qui compte soixante secondes. Son symbole est min. |
Where the eye mixes Minitel and minute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Minitel runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against minute's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Minitel vs minute
A purely visual mix-up. Minitel (\mi.ni.tɛl\) and minute (\mi.nyt\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41179, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Minitel is recorded at frequency rank #39,401, classified as anoun, pronounced \mi.ni.tɛl\. minute is at rank #1,778, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mi.nyt\.
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 41179, this pair ranks #235,024 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Minitel vs minute
Shared letters: eimnt. Private to "Minitel": l. Private to "minute": u.
"Minitel" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "minute" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Minitel" and "minute" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "Minitel" or "minute" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Minitel" and "minute" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Minitel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "minute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #235,024 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Minitel" and "minute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "minister vs Minitel". 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 #235,024 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.