Which to use
“mich” is a pronoun and “mis” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,866
- “mich” frequency rank
- #339
- “mis” frequency rank
- 41205
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mich | mis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier accusatif de ich : me, moi. | Participe passé masculin de mettre. |
Where the eye mixes mich and mis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mich and mis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mich is \mɪç\ while mis is \mi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41205, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mich is recorded at frequency rank #40,866, classified as apron, pronounced \mɪç\. mis is at rank #339, tagged as averb, pronounced \mi\.
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 41205, this pair ranks #234,832 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mich vs mis
Shared letters: im. Private to "mich": ch. Private to "mis": s.
"mich" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "mis" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mich ← imch · mcih · micch · michh · mihc · mmich
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mich" and "mis" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "mich" or "mis" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mich" and "mis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #234,832 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mich" and "mis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mich vs MWh". 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 #234,832 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.