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.
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?
Frequency check: "migré" vs "mira" - which ranks higher?
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.