Which to use
“migran” is a verb and “migraña” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,710
- “migran” frequency rank
- #31,442
- “migraña” frequency rank
- 75152
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | migran | migraña |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de migrar. | 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 migran and migraña
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. migran runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against migraña's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: migran vs migraña
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: migran is [ˈmiɣ̞ɾãn] while migraña is [miˈɣ̞ɾaɲa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75152, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
migran is recorded at frequency rank #43,710, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmiɣ̞ɾãn]. 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 75152, this pair ranks #20,106 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of migran vs migraña
Shared letters: agimr. Private to "migran": n. Private to "migraña": ñ.
"migran" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "migraña" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- migran ← imgran · mgiran · migarn · miggran · migrann · migrna · migrran · mirgan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "migran" for "migraña" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "migran" or "migraña" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "migran" 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 #20,106 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "migran" and "migraña" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "migra vs migran". 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 #20,106 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.