Which to use
“mir” is a noun and “mirim” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,334
- “mir” frequency rank
- #12,289
- “mirim” frequency rank
- 29623
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mir | mirim |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | milho | destinado a crianças |
Letter map: mir vs mirim
Shared letters muted; letters that set mir and mirim apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. mir runs 3 letters (CVC) against mirim's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: mir vs mirim
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mir is anoun and mirimanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “mir” sits inside “mirim”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29623, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mir is recorded at frequency rank #17,334, classified as anoun. mirim is at rank #12,289, tagged as anadj.
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 29623, this pair ranks #38,966 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mir vs mirim
Shared letters: imr. Private to "mir": -. Private to "mirim": -.
"mir" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "mirim" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mirim ← imrim · miirm · mirimm · mirmi · mirrim · mmirim · mriim
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mir" for "mirim" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "mir" or "mirim" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mir" and "mirim".
- Full dictionary entry for "mir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mirim" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,966 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mir" and "mirim" 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 #38,966 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.