# mired

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #36,669

## Definitions
1. A unit of measurement for color temperature.

## Etymology
From micro reciprocal degree.

## Easily confused with
- **more** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mired-vs-more)
- **mite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mired-vs-mite)
- **MIRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mired-vs-miri)
- **miro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mired-vs-miro)
- **moved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mired-vs-moved)
- **mixed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mired-vs-mixed)
- **Mixer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mired-vs-mixer)
- **muted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mired-vs-muted)
- **mirza** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mired-vs-mirza)
- **mores** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mired-vs-mores)
- **moped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mired-vs-moped)
- **mowed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mired-vs-mowed)
- **Murad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mired-vs-murad)
- **mitre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mired-vs-mitre)
- **mirth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mired-vs-mirth)
- **morel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mired-vs-morel)
- **miser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mired-vs-miser)
- **missed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mired-vs-missed)
- **misled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mired-vs-misled)
- **misread** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mired-vs-misread)

## Common misspellings (7)
`imred`, `mierd`, `mirde`, `miredd`, `mirred`, `mmired`, `mried`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mired