migrar

[miˈɣ̞ɾaɾ]

/[miˈɣ̞ɾaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“migrar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #25,715. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,715
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Desplazarse e ir a habitar a otro país o territorio, de modo permanente o periódico.

Corpus desk

Index ES-migrar · migrar · Spanish

migrar · rank #25,715 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,715
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH micros

Nearest frequency peer: micros (-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 “migrar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “migrar” 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).

migrar vs mirá
50% similar
migrar vs mirar
83% similar
migrar vs miran
67% similar

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

Key facts for migrar
PropertyValue
Headwordmigrar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[miˈɣ̞ɾaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#25,715
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “migrar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).migrarcae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “micros” (#25,714), “minúscula” (#25,716), “Micaela” (#25,713). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “migrar” va en #25,715. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around migrar (IPA [miˈɣ̞ɾaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,715 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Desplazarse e ir a habitar a otro país o territorio, de modo permanente o periódico.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for migrar, with forms such as "imgrar", "mgirar", and "migarr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "mirá", "mirar", "miran", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is migrar, spelled M-I-G-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Desplazarse e ir a habitar a otro país o territorio, de modo permanente o periódico.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how migrar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Según gente de la época, muchos campesinos migraron de los altiplanos orientales a las tierras cálidas del Tolima para trabajar en el cultivo del tabaco

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imgrar
  • mgirar
  • migarr
  • miggrar
  • migrarr
  • migrra
  • migrrar
  • mirgar
  • mmigrar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of migrar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

imgrar2mgirar2migarr2miggrar1migrarr1migrra2migrrar1mirgar2
Edit distance from "migrar"

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 "migrar"?
"migrar" is spelled M-I-G-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [miˈɣ̞ɾaɾ].
What does "migrar" mean?
As a verb, "migrar" means: Desplazarse e ir a habitar a otro país o territorio, de modo permanente o periódico.
What words are commonly confused with "migrar"?
"migrar" is commonly confused with "mirá", "mirar", "miran". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "migrar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "migrar" is [miˈɣ̞ɾaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "migrar" come from?
"migrar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

micros#25,714molido#25,719Loyola#25,702Julien#25,694

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Micaela9 variantsnorteño9 variantsodiamos9 variantsordenan9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list