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

#49,795
“migra” frequency rank
#31,442
“migraña” frequency rank
81237
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature migra migraña
Definition Cuerpo de los agentes de inmigración de la frontera de Estados Unidos. Dolor de cabeza intenso, que no se calma con el ácido acetilsalicílico ni otros analgésicos habituales, toma un solo lado de la cabeza y suele acompañarse de náuseas.

Where the eye mixes migra and migraña

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. migra runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against migraña's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
migra
7 ch
migraña

Look-alike desk: migra vs migraña

A purely visual mix-up. migra ([ˈmiɣ̞ɾa]) and migraña ([miˈɣ̞ɾaɲa]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “migra” sits inside “migraña”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81237, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

migra is recorded at frequency rank #49,795, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmiɣ̞ɾa]. migraña is at rank #31,442, tagged as anoun, pronounced [miˈɣ̞ɾaɲa].

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 81237, this pair ranks #10,647 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of migra vs migraña

Shared letters: agimr. Private to "migra": -. Private to "migraña": ñ.

"migra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "migraña" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • migra ← imgra · mgira · migar · miggra · mirga · mmigra

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "migra" and "migraña" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmiɣ̞ɾa] versus [miˈɣ̞ɾaɲa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "migra" or "migraña"?
"migraña" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,442 in our Spanish list, against #49,795 for "migra". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "migra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "migraña" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #10,647 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "migra" and "migraña" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "migra vs minga". 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 #10,647 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