Which to use
“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.
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": ré.
"mida" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "miré" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mida ← imda · mdia · miad · midda · mmida
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mida" and "miré" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mida" or "miré" show up more?
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.