Which to use
“madre” is a noun and “miré” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #287
- “madre” frequency rank
- #10,887
- “miré” frequency rank
- 11174
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | madre | miré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Progenitora de sexo femenino. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de mirar o de mirarse. |
Where the eye mixes madre and miré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between madre and miré
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: madre is [ˈmað̞ɾe] while miré is [miˈɾe]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11174, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
madre is recorded at frequency rank #287, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmað̞ɾe]. miré is at rank #10,887, tagged as averb, pronounced [miˈɾe].
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 11174, this pair ranks #296,029 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of madre vs miré
Shared letters: mr. Private to "madre": ade. Private to "miré": ié.
"madre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "miré" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- madre ← amdre · maddre · mader · madrre · marde · mdare · mmadre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "madre" and "miré" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "madre" or "miré"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "madre" and "miré" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "madre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "miré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #296,029 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "madre" and "miré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "miré 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 #296,029 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.