Which to use
“migrer” and “mixer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,128
- “migrer” frequency rank
- #26,443
- “mixer” frequency rank
- 53571
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | migrer | mixer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Passer d’un pays dans un autre pour s’y établir. | Mélanger des ingrédients. |
Where the eye mixes migrer and mixer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. migrer runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against mixer's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: migrer vs mixer
A purely visual mix-up. migrer (\mi.ɡʁe\) and mixer (\mi.kse\) 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 53571, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
migrer is recorded at frequency rank #27,128, classified as averb, pronounced \mi.ɡʁe\. mixer is at rank #26,443, tagged as averb, pronounced \mi.kse\.
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 53571, this pair ranks #139,826 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of migrer vs mixer
Shared letters: eimr. Private to "migrer": g. Private to "mixer": x.
"migrer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mixer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "migrer" for "mixer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "migrer" vs "mixer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "migrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mixer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,826 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "migrer" and "mixer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "magret vs migrer". 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 #139,826 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.