MaitevsMitreTell them apart

Which to use

“Maite” and “Mitre” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,725
“Maite” frequency rank
#11,269
“Mitre” frequency rank
40994
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Maite Mitre
Definition Nombre de pila de mujer. Apellido.

Where the eye mixes Maite and Mitre

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Maite
5 ch
Mitre

Look-alike desk: Maite vs Mitre

A purely visual mix-up. Maite ([ˈmaj.te]) and Mitre ([ˈmit̪ɾe]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40994, 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]. Mitre is at rank #11,269, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈmit̪ɾe].

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 40994, this pair ranks #156,087 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Maite vs Mitre

Shared letters: eimt. Private to "Maite": a. Private to "Mitre": r.

"Maite" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "Mitre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Maiteamite · maiet · maitte · matie · miate · mmaite
  • Mitreimtre · mirte · miter · mitrre · mittre · mmitre · mtire

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Maite" and "Mitre" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmaj.te] versus [ˈmit̪ɾe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "Maite" or "Mitre" show up more?
"Mitre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,269 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.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Maite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Mitre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #156,087 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Maite" and "Mitre" 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 #156,087 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