mirévsmitaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: miré is a verb, mita is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“miré” is a verb and “mita” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,887
“miré” frequency rank
#40,401
“mita” frequency rank
51288
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature miré mita
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de mirar o de mirarse. Sistema de trabajo obligatorio utilizado en la Región Andina por los colonizadores españoles, en el que se determinaba por sorteo el reparto de los indios como fuerza laboral para la obra pública.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set miré and mita apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
miré
4 ch
mita

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: miré is [miˈɾe] while mita is [ˈmit̪a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51288, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

miré is recorded at frequency rank #10,887, classified as averb, pronounced [miˈɾe]. mita is at rank #40,401, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmit̪a].

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 51288, this pair ranks #98,627 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of miré vs mita

Shared letters: im. Private to "miré": . Private to "mita": at.

"miré" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "mita" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mitaimta · miat · mitta · mmita · mtia

Frequency comparison

miré#10,887
mita#40,401

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "miré" and "mita" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "miré" is a verb and "mita" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "miré" or "mita"?
"miré" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,887 in our Spanish list, against #40,401 for "mita". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering miré vs mita

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “miré”; for a noun, it's “mita”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “miré” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list