Which to use
“misled” and “mixed” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,170
- “misled” frequency rank
- #2,305
- “mixed” frequency rank
- 22475
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | misled | mixed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of mislead | simple past and past participle of mix |
Where the eye mixes misled and mixed
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses misled with mixed
A purely visual mix-up. misled (/ˌmɪsˈlɛd/) and mixed (/mɪkst/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22475, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
misled is recorded at frequency rank #20,170, classified as averb, pronounced /ˌmɪsˈlɛd/. 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 22475, this pair ranks #416,311 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of misled vs mixed
Shared letters: deim. Private to "misled": ls. Private to "mixed": x.
"misled" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mixed" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "misled" and "mixed" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "misled" or "mixed"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "misled" 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 #416,311 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "misled" and "mixed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "misled vs Moslem". 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 #416,311 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.