Which to use
“made” and “mie” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,860
- “made” frequency rank
- #43,709
- “mie” frequency rank
- 56569
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | made | mie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pasado simple del verbo (to) make. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de miar. |
Where the eye mixes made and mie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between made and mie
A purely visual mix-up. made (/meɪd/) and mie ([ˈmje]) 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 56569, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
made is recorded at frequency rank #12,860, classified as averb, pronounced /meɪd/. mie is at rank #43,709, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmje].
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 56569, this pair ranks #74,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of made vs mie
Shared letters: em. Private to "made": ad. Private to "mie": i.
"made" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mie" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- made ← amde · madde · maed · mdae · mmade
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "made" and "mie" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "made" or "mie"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "made" and "mie" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "made" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "made" and "mie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mie vs mur". 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 #74,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.