Which to use
“mix” is a noun and “mixed” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,744
- “mix” frequency rank
- #34,818
- “mixed” frequency rank
- 39562
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mix | mixed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mistura | mestiço |
Letter map: mix vs mixed
Shared letters muted; letters that set mix and mixed apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - mix and mixed
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mix is anoun and mixedanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “mix” sits inside “mixed”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39562, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mix is recorded at frequency rank #4,744, classified as anoun. mixed is at rank #34,818, 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 39562, this pair ranks #26,660 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mix vs mixed
Shared letters: imx. Private to "mix": -. Private to "mixed": de.
"mix" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "mixed" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mixed ← imxed · miexd · mixde · mixedd · mixxed · mmixed · mxied
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mix" and "mixed" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mix" vs "mixed" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "mix" and "mixed". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mix" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mixed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,660 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mix" and "mixed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs mix". 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 #26,660 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.