midavsmieWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#38,243
“mida” frequency rank
#43,709
“mie” frequency rank
81952
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mida mie
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de medir o de medirse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de miar.

Where the eye mixes mida and mie

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

4 ch
mida
3 ch
mie

Visual trap between mida and mie

A purely visual mix-up. mida ([ˈmið̞a]) and mie ([ˈmje]) 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 81952, 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]. mie is at rank #43,709, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmje].

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 81952, this pair ranks #9,787 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mida vs mie

Shared letters: im. Private to "mida": ad. Private to "mie": e.

"mida" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "mie" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • midaimda · mdia · miad · midda · mmida

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mida" and "mie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmið̞a] versus [ˈmje]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mida" or "mie" show up more?
"mida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,243 in our Spanish list, against #43,709 for "mie". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "mie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #9,787 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mida" and "mie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mie 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 #9,787 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