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

#38,243
“mida” frequency rank
#10,887
“miré” frequency rank
49130
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mida miré
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 mirar o de mirarse.

Where the eye mixes mida and miré

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

4 ch
mida
4 ch
miré

Look-alike desk: mida vs miré

A purely visual mix-up. mida ([ˈmið̞a]) and miré ([miˈɾe]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49130, 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]. miré is at rank #10,887, tagged as averb, pronounced [miˈɾe].

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 49130, this pair ranks #110,564 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mida vs miré

Shared letters: im. Private to "mida": ad. Private to "miré": .

"mida" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "miré" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • midaimda · mdia · miad · midda · mmida

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mida" and "miré" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmið̞a] versus [miˈɾe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mida" or "miré" show up more?
"miré" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,887 in our Spanish list, against #38,243 for "mida". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "mida" and "miré" 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 "miré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #110,564 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mida" and "miré" 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 #110,564 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