Which to use
“migré” and “mixé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,924
- “migré” frequency rank
- #40,872
- “mixé” frequency rank
- 78796
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | migré | mixé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de migrer. | Participe passé masculin singulier de mixer. |
Where the eye mixes migré and mixé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. migré runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against mixé's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses migré with mixé
A purely visual mix-up. migré (\mi.ɡʁe\) and mixé (\mik.se\) 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 78796, 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\. mixé is at rank #40,872, tagged as averb, pronounced \mik.se\.
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 78796, this pair ranks #24,848 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of migré vs mixé
Shared letters: imé. Private to "migré": gr. Private to "mixé": x.
"migré" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mixé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "migré" for "mixé" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "migré" or "mixé" show up more?
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 "mixé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,848 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "migré" and "mixé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mito vs mixé". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #24,848 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.