Which to use
“misil” and “misión” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,427
- “misil” frequency rank
- #1,323
- “misión” frequency rank
- 13750
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | misil | misión |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Proyectil explosivo propulsado por un cohete. Se clasifican en: aire-aire, aire-tierra, tierra-aire y tierra-tierra, siendo estos últimos subdivididos en tácticos y estratégicos dependiendo de su alcance (si es superior a 500km se considera estratégico). | Encargo especial que se da a uno para que desempeñe algún negocio. |
Where the eye mixes misil and misión
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between misil and misión
A purely visual mix-up. misil ([miˈsil]) and misión ([miˈsjõn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13750, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
misil is recorded at frequency rank #12,427, classified as anoun, pronounced [miˈsil]. misión is at rank #1,323, tagged as anoun, pronounced [miˈsjõn].
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 13750, this pair ranks #286,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of misil vs misión
Shared letters: ims. Private to "misil": l. Private to "misión": nó.
"misil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "misión" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- misil ← imsil · micil · miisl · misill · misli · missil · mmisil · msiil
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "misil" and "misión" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "misil" or "misión" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "misil" and "misión" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "misil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "misión" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #286,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "misil" and "misión" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "miki vs misil". 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 #286,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.