MaitevsmiréWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Maite is a name, miré is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Maite” is a name and “miré” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#29,725
“Maite” frequency rank
#10,887
“miré” frequency rank
40612
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Maite miré
Definition Nombre de pila de mujer. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de mirar o de mirarse.

Where the eye mixes Maite and miré

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Maite
4 ch
miré

Look-alike desk: Maite vs miré

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Maite is [ˈmaj.te] 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 (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40612, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Maite is recorded at frequency rank #29,725, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈmaj.te]. 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 40612, this pair ranks #158,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Maite vs miré

Shared letters: im. Private to "Maite": aet. Private to "miré": .

"Maite" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "miré" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Maiteamite · maiet · maitte · matie · miate · mmaite

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Maite" and "miré" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Maite" is a name and "miré" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Maite" or "miré"?
"miré" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,887 in our Spanish list, against #29,725 for "Maite". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Maite" 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 #158,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Maite" and "miré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Maite vs math". 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 #158,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list