Which to use
“mine” is a verb and “mir” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,187
- “mine” frequency rank
- #17,334
- “mir” frequency rank
- 31521
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mine | mir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do subjuntivo do verbo minar | milho |
Letter map: mine vs mir
Shared letters muted; letters that set mine and mir apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for mine / mir
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mine is averb and miranoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31521, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mine is recorded at frequency rank #14,187, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈmi.ni/. mir is at rank #17,334, tagged as anoun.
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 31521, this pair ranks #36,519 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mine vs mir
Shared letters: im. Private to "mine": en. Private to "mir": r.
"mine" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mir" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mine ← imne · mien · minne · mmine · mnie
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mine" and "mir" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mine" vs "mir" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "mine" and "mir". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,519 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mine" and "mir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mir vs mirra". 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 #36,519 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.