Which to use
“mida” and “mide” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,243
- “mida” frequency rank
- #5,130
- “mide” frequency rank
- 43373
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mida | mide |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de medir o de medirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de medir o de medirse. |
Where the eye mixes mida and mide
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mida and mide
A purely visual mix-up. mida ([ˈmið̞a]) and mide ([ˈmið̞e]) 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 a single letter - a in “mida” becomes e in “mide”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43373, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mida is recorded at frequency rank #38,243, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmið̞a]. mide is at rank #5,130, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmið̞e].
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 43373, this pair ranks #143,017 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mida vs mide
Shared letters: dim. Private to "mida": a. Private to "mide": e.
"mida" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mide" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mida" and "mide" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mida" or "mide" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mide" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #143,017 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mida" and "mide" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mida vs modal". 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 #143,017 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.