Which to use
“miré” is a verb and “mort” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,887
- “miré” frequency rank
- #36,169
- “mort” frequency rank
- 47056
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | miré | mort |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de mirar o de mirarse. | Muerte. |
Where the eye mixes miré and mort
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. miré (CVCV) and mort (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses miré with mort
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: miré is [miˈɾe] while mort is [ˈmɔɾt]. 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 47056, 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]. mort is at rank #36,169, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɔɾt].
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 47056, this pair ranks #122,195 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of miré vs mort
Shared letters: mr. Private to "miré": ié. Private to "mort": ot.
"miré" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mort" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mort ← mmort · morrt · mortt · motr · mrot · omrt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "miré" for "mort" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "miré" or "mort" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "miré" and "mort" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "miré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mort" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #122,195 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "miré" and "mort" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mort vs mur". 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 #122,195 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.