Which to use
“miragem” and “mixagem” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,439
- “miragem” frequency rank
- #36,553
- “mixagem” frequency rank
- 65992
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | miragem | mixagem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | efeito da refração e reflexão, frequente nos desertos, que faz ver na atmosfera a imagem mais próxima e invertida de objetos distantes | processo pelo qual vários sons são combinados em um ou mais canais |
Where the eye mixes miragem and mixagem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. miragem and mixagem follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: miragem vs mixagem
A purely visual mix-up. miragem (/mi.ˈɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃/) and mixagem (/miˈksaʒɐ̃j̃/) 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 a single letter - r in “miragem” becomes x in “mixagem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65992, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
miragem is recorded at frequency rank #29,439, classified as anoun, pronounced /mi.ˈɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃/. mixagem is at rank #36,553, tagged as anoun, pronounced /miˈksaʒɐ̃j̃/.
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 65992, this pair ranks #5,152 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of miragem vs mixagem
Shared letters: aegim. Private to "miragem": r. Private to "mixagem": x.
"miragem" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "mixagem" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "miragem" and "mixagem" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "miragem" vs "mixagem" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "miragem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mixagem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,152 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "miragem" and "mixagem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mixagem vs moagem". 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 #5,152 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.