Which to use
“miffed” is an adjective and “mixed” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,355
- “miffed” frequency rank
- #2,305
- “mixed” frequency rank
- 50660
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | miffed | mixed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, in a snit, put out or annoyed. | simple past and past participle of mix |
Where the eye mixes miffed and mixed
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. miffed runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against mixed's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between miffed and mixed
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: miffed is /mɪft/ while mixed is /mɪkst/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50660, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
miffed is recorded at frequency rank #48,355, classified as anadj, pronounced /mɪft/. mixed is at rank #2,305, tagged as averb, pronounced /mɪkst/.
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 50660, this pair ranks #172,255 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of miffed vs mixed
Shared letters: deim. Private to "miffed": f. Private to "mixed": x.
"miffed" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mixed" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "miffed" and "mixed" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "miffed" or "mixed"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "miffed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mixed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #172,255 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "miffed" and "mixed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "miffed vs mired". 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 #172,255 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.