miasvsmismasWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: mias is a verb, mismas is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“mias” is a verb and “mismas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#28,450
“mias” frequency rank
#1,384
“mismas” frequency rank
29834
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mias mismas
Definition Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de indicativo de miar. Forma del femenino plural de mismo.

Where the eye mixes mias and mismas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mias runs 4 letters (CVVC) against mismas's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
mias
6 ch
mismas

Look-alike desk: mias vs mismas

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mias is [ˈmjas] while mismas is [ˈmismas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29834, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mias is recorded at frequency rank #28,450, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmjas]. mismas is at rank #1,384, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmismas].

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 29834, this pair ranks #215,047 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mias vs mismas

Shared letters: aims. Private to "mias": -. Private to "mismas": -.

"mias" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "mismas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mias ← imas · mmias
  • mismas ← imsmas · mimsas · misams · mismass · mismmas · mismsa · missmas · mmismas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "mias" for "mismas" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mias" is a verb and "mismas" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mias" or "mismas" show up more?
"mismas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,384 in our Spanish list, against #28,450 for "mias". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "mias" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mismas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #215,047 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mias" and "mismas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mias vs mija". 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 #215,047 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