Which to use
“mida” and “mirad” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,243
- “mida” frequency rank
- #12,646
- “mirad” frequency rank
- 50889
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mida | mirad |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de medir o de medirse. | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de mirar. |
Where the eye mixes mida and mirad
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mida runs 4 letters (CVCV) against mirad's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mida and mirad
A purely visual mix-up. mida ([ˈmið̞a]) and mirad ([miˈɾað̞]) 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 50889, 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]. mirad is at rank #12,646, tagged as averb, pronounced [miˈɾað̞].
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 50889, this pair ranks #100,790 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mida vs mirad
Shared letters: adim. Private to "mida": -. Private to "mirad": r.
"mida" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mirad" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mida" and "mirad" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mida" or "mirad"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mida" and "mirad" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mirad" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,790 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mida" and "mirad" 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 #100,790 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.