Which to use
“mire” and “mired” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,914
- “mire” frequency rank
- #36,669
- “mired” frequency rank
- 76583
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mire | mired |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deep mud; moist, spongy earth. | A unit of measurement for color temperature. |
Letter map: mire vs mired
Shared letters muted; letters that set mire and mired apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. mire runs 4 letters (CVCV) against mired's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on mire vs mired
mire and mired are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “mire” sits inside “mired”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76583, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mire is recorded at frequency rank #39,914, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmaɪə/. 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 76583, this pair ranks #29,689 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mire vs mired
Shared letters: eimr. Private to "mire": -. Private to "mired": d.
"mire" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mired" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mire" and "mired" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mire" or "mired"?
After this comparison
You've compared "mire" and "mired". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mire" 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 #29,689 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mire" and "mired" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mire 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 #29,689 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.