mievsmojeTell them apart

Which to use

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

#43,709
“mie” frequency rank
#46,672
“moje” frequency rank
90381
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mie moje
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de miar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de mojar o de mojarse.

Where the eye mixes mie and moje

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. mie runs 3 letters (CVV) against moje's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

3 ch
mie
4 ch
moje

Why the eye confuses mie with moje

A purely visual mix-up. mie ([ˈmje]) and moje ([ˈmoxe]) 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 90381, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mie is recorded at frequency rank #43,709, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmje]. moje is at rank #46,672, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmoxe].

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 90381, this pair ranks #2,542 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mie vs moje

Shared letters: em. Private to "mie": i. Private to "moje": jo.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • moje ← mjoe · mmoje · moej · mojje · omje

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mie" and "moje" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmje] versus [ˈmoxe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "mie" vs "moje" - which ranks higher?
"mie" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #43,709 in our Spanish list, against #46,672 for "moje". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "moje" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #2,542 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mie" and "moje" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moje vs mop". 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 #2,542 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