miraba

[miˈɾaβ̞a]

/[miˈɾaβ̞a]/ verb

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The verdict

“miraba” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,704. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,704
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de mirar o de mirarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-miraba · miraba · Spanish

miraba · rank #6,704 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,704
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mineral

Nearest frequency peer: mineral (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “miraba”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “miraba” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

miraba vs mirar
67% similar
miraba vs miran
67% similar
miraba vs mirad
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for miraba
PropertyValue
Headwordmiraba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[miˈɾaβ̞a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,704
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “miraba”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).mirabacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “mineral” (#6,703), “mentales” (#6,702), “nazis” (#6,706). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “miraba” va en #6,704. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around miraba (IPA [miˈɾaβ̞a]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,704 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for miraba, with forms such as "imraba", "miarba", and "miraab". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mirar", "miran", "mirad", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is miraba, spelled M-I-R-A-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de mirar o de mirarse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de mirar o de mirarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imraba
  • miarba
  • miraab
  • mirabba
  • mirava
  • mirbaa
  • mirraba
  • mmiraba
  • mriaba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of miraba - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

imraba2miarba2miraab2mirabba1mirava1mirbaa2mirraba1mmiraba1
Edit distance from "miraba"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "miraba"?
"miraba" is spelled M-I-R-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [miˈɾaβ̞a].
What does "miraba" mean?
As a verb, "miraba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de mirar o de mirarse.
What words are commonly confused with "miraba"?
"miraba" is commonly confused with "mirar", "miran", "mirad". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "miraba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "miraba" is [miˈɾaβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "miraba" come from?
"miraba" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "miraba", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

master#6,701ocupan#6,709ironía#6,693Samuel#6,730

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

portero9 variantsanaliza9 variantsboludo9 variantsdiarias9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list