mearvsmeeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#17,484
“mear” frequency rank
#41,479
“mee” frequency rank
58963
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mear mee
Definition Evacuar del organismo la orina u otra secreción a través de la uretra. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de mear.

Where the eye mixes mear and mee

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

4 ch
mear
3 ch
mee

Visual trap between mear and mee

A purely visual mix-up. mear ([meˈaɾ]) and mee ([ˈmee]) 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 58963, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mear is recorded at frequency rank #17,484, classified as averb, pronounced [meˈaɾ]. mee is at rank #41,479, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmee].

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 58963, this pair ranks #64,444 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mear vs mee

Shared letters: em. Private to "mear": ar. Private to "mee": -.

"mear" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "mee" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mearemar · maer · mearr · mmear

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mear" and "mee" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([meˈaɾ] versus [ˈmee]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "mear" vs "mee" - which ranks higher?
"mear" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,484 in our Spanish list, against #41,479 for "mee". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "mear" and "mee" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mear" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mee" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #64,444 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mear" and "mee" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mee 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 #64,444 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