mide

[ˈmið̞e]

/[ˈmið̞e]/ verb

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The verdict

“mide” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,130. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,130
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de medir o de medirse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mide · mide · Spanish

mide · rank #5,130 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,130
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mejoras

Nearest frequency peer: mejoras (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “mide”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “mide” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mide vs mil
50% similar
mide vs mío
25% similar
mide vs min
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mide
PropertyValue
Headwordmide
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmið̞e]
Letters4
Frequency rank#5,130
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “mide”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).midecae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “mejoras” (#5,129), “militantes” (#5,131), “mantenerse” (#5,128). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mide” va en #5,130. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around mide (IPA [ˈmið̞e]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,130 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for mide, with forms such as "imde", "mdie", and "midde". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mil", "mío", "min", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is mide, spelled M-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de medir o de medirse.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de medir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imde
  • mdie
  • midde
  • mied
  • mmide

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mide - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

imde2mdie2midde1mied2mmide1
Edit distance from "mide"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mide"?
"mide" is spelled M-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmið̞e].
What does "mide" mean?
As a verb, "mide" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de medir o de medirse.
What words are commonly confused with "mide"?
"mide" is commonly confused with "mil", "mío", "min". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mide"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mide" is [ˈmið̞e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mide" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mide", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

miro#5,133miss#5,134mito#5,135pega#5,143

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

from5 variantstuit5 variantsAlan5 variantsfree5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list