Which to use
“mins” and “Mmes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,919
- “mins” frequency rank
- #42,466
- “Mmes” frequency rank
- 81385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mins | Mmes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de min. | Pluriel de Mᵐᵉ. |
Where the eye mixes mins and Mmes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. mins (CVCC) and Mmes (CCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between mins and Mmes
A purely visual mix-up. mins (\min\) and Mmes (\me.dam\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81385, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mins is recorded at frequency rank #38,919, classified as anoun, pronounced \min\. Mmes is at rank #42,466, tagged as anoun, pronounced \me.dam\.
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 81385, this pair ranks #18,881 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mins vs Mmes
Shared letters: ms. Private to "mins": in. Private to "Mmes": e.
"mins" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Mmes" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mins" for "Mmes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mins" vs "Mmes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mins" and "Mmes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mins" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mmes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,881 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mins" and "Mmes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mmes vs muer". 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 #18,881 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.