Which to use
“mine” and “miré” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,681
- “mine” frequency rank
- #10,887
- “miré” frequency rank
- 45568
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mine | miré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de minar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de mirar o de mirarse. |
Where the eye mixes mine and miré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mine vs miré
A purely visual mix-up. mine ([ˈmine]) 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 45568, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mine is recorded at frequency rank #34,681, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmine]. 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 45568, this pair ranks #130,716 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mine vs miré
Shared letters: im. Private to "mine": en. Private to "miré": ré.
"mine" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "miré" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mine ← imne · minne · mmine · mnie
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mine" and "miré" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mine" or "miré"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mine" and "miré" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mine" 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 #130,716 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mine" and "miré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mine 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 #130,716 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.