migrévsmiraWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“migré” and “mira” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,924
“migré” frequency rank
#26,091
“mira” frequency rank
64015
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature migré mira
Definition Participe passé masculin singulier de migrer. Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de mirer.

Where the eye mixes migré and mira

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. migré runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against mira's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
migré
4 ch
mira

Visual trap between migré and mira

A purely visual mix-up. migré (\mi.ɡʁe\) and mira (\mi.ʁa\) 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 64015, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

migré is recorded at frequency rank #37,924, classified as averb, pronounced \mi.ɡʁe\. mira is at rank #26,091, tagged as averb, pronounced \mi.ʁa\.

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 64015, this pair ranks #79,098 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of migré vs mira

Shared letters: imr. Private to "migré": gé. Private to "mira": a.

"migré" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "mira" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mira ← imra · miar · mirra · mmira · mria

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "migré" and "mira" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\mi.ɡʁe\ versus \mi.ʁa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "migré" vs "mira" - which ranks higher?
"mira" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,091 in our French list, against #37,924 for "migré". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "migré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mira" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #79,098 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "migré" and "mira" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "magret vs migré". 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 #79,098 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list