Which to use
“mástil” and “misil” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,317
- “mástil” frequency rank
- #12,427
- “misil” frequency rank
- 39744
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mástil | misil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vara larga y robusta, colocada verticalmente sobre la cubierta, a la que se fija el aparejo de las velas de una embarcación. | Proyectil explosivo propulsado por un cohete. Se clasifican en: aire-aire, aire-tierra, tierra-aire y tierra-tierra, siendo estos últimos subdivididos en tácticos y estratégicos dependiendo de su alcance (si es superior a 500km se considera estratégico). |
Where the eye mixes mástil and misil
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mástil runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against misil's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mástil with misil
A purely visual mix-up. mástil ([ˈmast̪il]) and misil ([miˈsil]) 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 39744, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mástil is recorded at frequency rank #27,317, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmast̪il]. misil is at rank #12,427, tagged as anoun, pronounced [miˈsil].
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 39744, this pair ranks #162,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mástil vs misil
Shared letters: ilms. Private to "mástil": tá. Private to "misil": -.
"mástil" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "misil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- misil ← imsil · micil · miisl · misill · misli · missil · mmisil · msiil
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mástil" and "misil" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mástil" or "misil"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mástil" and "misil" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mástil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "misil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #162,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mástil" and "misil" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mantis vs mástil". 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 #162,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.