Which to use
“maimed” is an adjective and “mired” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,651
- “maimed” frequency rank
- #36,669
- “mired” frequency rank
- 73320
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maimed | mired |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partially or wholly deprived of the use of some part of the body, usually by wounding or injury. | A unit of measurement for color temperature. |
Letter map: maimed vs mired
Shared letters muted; letters that set maimed and mired apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. maimed runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against mired's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: maimed vs mired
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: maimed is anadjective and miredanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73320, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maimed is recorded at frequency rank #36,651, classified as anadj, pronounced /meɪmd/. mired is at rank #36,669, 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 73320, this pair ranks #40,032 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maimed vs mired
Shared letters: deim. Private to "maimed": a. Private to "mired": r.
"maimed" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "mired" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maimed" and "mired" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "maimed" or "mired" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "maimed" and "mired".
- Full dictionary entry for "maimed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mired" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,032 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maimed" and "mired" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mired vs miser". 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 #40,032 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.