Which to use
“miden” and “miré” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,162
- “miden” frequency rank
- #10,887
- “miré” frequency rank
- 26049
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | miden | miré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo 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 miden and miré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses miden with miré
A purely visual mix-up. miden ([ˈmið̞ẽn]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26049, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
miden is recorded at frequency rank #15,162, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmið̞ẽn]. 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 26049, this pair ranks #233,578 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of miden vs miré
Shared letters: im. Private to "miden": den. Private to "miré": ré.
"miden" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "miré" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- miden ← imden · mdien · midden · midenn · midne · miedn · mmiden
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "miden" for "miré" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "miden" or "miré" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "miden" 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 #233,578 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "miden" and "miré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "miré 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 #233,578 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.