mix

noun

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The verdict

“mix” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #4,744 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#4,744
frequency rank, Portuguese
3
letters
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mistura

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mix vs my
33% similar
mix vs mo
33% similar
mix vs mor
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mix
PropertyValue
Headwordmix
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters3
Frequency rank#4,744
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mix” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). mix lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for mix is 3 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #4,744 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for mix in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "my", "mo", "mor", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is mix, spelled M-I-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    mistura
  2. 2
    série de elementos conjuntos

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mix"?
"mix" is spelled M-I-X.
What does "mix" mean?
As a noun, "mix" means: mistura
What words are commonly confused with "mix"?
"mix" is commonly confused with "my", "mo", "mor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "mix" come from?
"mix" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “mix”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-I-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “my” - see the side-by-side comparison. mix vs my
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list