meevsmineWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#41,479
“mee” frequency rank
#34,681
“mine” frequency rank
76160
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mee mine
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de mear. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de minar.

Where the eye mixes mee and mine

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. mee runs 3 letters (CVV) against mine's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

3 ch
mee
4 ch
mine

Why the eye confuses mee with mine

A purely visual mix-up. mee ([ˈmee]) and mine ([ˈmine]) 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 76160, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mee is recorded at frequency rank #41,479, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmee]. mine is at rank #34,681, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmine].

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 76160, this pair ranks #18,237 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mee vs mine

Shared letters: em. Private to "mee": -. Private to "mine": in.

"mee" · 3 letters · shape CVV  ·  "mine" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mine ← imne · minne · mmine · mnie

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mee" and "mine" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmee] versus [ˈmine]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "mee" vs "mine" - which ranks higher?
"mine" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,681 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.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "mee" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #18,237 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mee" and "mine" 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 #18,237 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