Which to use
“mine” is a verb and “mix” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,187
- “mine” frequency rank
- #4,744
- “mix” frequency rank
- 18931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mine | mix |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do subjuntivo do verbo minar | mistura |
Letter map: mine vs mix
Shared letters muted; letters that set mine and mix apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - mine and mix
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mine is averb and mixanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18931, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mine is recorded at frequency rank #14,187, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈmi.ni/. mix is at rank #4,744, tagged as anoun.
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 18931, this pair ranks #51,943 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mine vs mix
Shared letters: im. Private to "mine": en. Private to "mix": x.
"mine" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mix" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mine ← imne · mien · minne · mmine · mnie
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mine" and "mix" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mine" vs "mix" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "mine" and "mix". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mix" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,943 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mine" and "mix" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mens vs mine". 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 #51,943 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.