# minar vs mir

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### minar
*verb · frequency rank #26,813*
escavar para extrair da terra metais, líquidos, etc

### mir
*noun · frequency rank #17,334*
milho

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/minar-vs-mir