Which to use
“mic” and “mito” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,496
- “mic” frequency rank
- #49,796
- “mito” frequency rank
- 86292
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mic | mito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Microphone. | Mythe. |
Where the eye mixes mic and mito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mic and mito
A purely visual mix-up. mic (\mik\) and mito (\ˈmi.to\) 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 86292, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mic is recorded at frequency rank #36,496, classified as anoun, pronounced \mik\. mito is at rank #49,796, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈmi.to\.
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 86292, this pair ranks #9,931 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mic vs mito
Shared letters: im. Private to "mic": c. Private to "mito": ot.
"mic" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "mito" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mito ← imto · miot · mitto · mmito · mtio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mic" for "mito" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mic" vs "mito" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mic" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,931 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mic" and "mito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "memo vs mito". 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 #9,931 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.