mirar de hito en hito

[miˈɾaɾ ð̞e ˈit̪o ẽn ˈit̪o]

/[miˈɾaɾ ð̞e ˈit̪o ẽn ˈit̪o]/ phrase

The verdict

“mirar de hito en hito” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
21
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fijar la vista en un objeto sin distraerla a otra parte.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mirar-de-hito-en-hito · mirar de hito en hito · Spanish

mirar de hito en hito · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 21 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for mirar de hito en hito
PropertyValue
Headwordmirar de hito en hito
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[miˈɾaɾ ð̞e ˈit̪o ẽn ˈit̪o]
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “mirar de hito en hito” en español

mirar de hito en hitono entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mirar de hito en hito is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [miˈɾaɾ ð̞e ˈit̪o ẽn ˈit̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fijar la vista en un objeto sin distraerla a otra parte.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for mirar de hito en hito in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is mirar de hito en hito, spelled M-I-R-A-R- -D-E- -H-I-T-O- -E-N- -H-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fijar la vista en un objeto sin distraerla a otra parte.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how mirar de hito en hito appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Una breve orden suya dispersó a tus esbirros, te obligó a hacerle instantáneamente entrega de la escopeta, mientras con esos ojos estrechos, claros y fríos, tan parecidos a los tuyos, te miraba de hito en hito. En seguida levantó la fusta que llevaba siempre consigo y te atravesó la cara, una, dos, tres veces.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mirar de hito en hito"?
"mirar de hito en hito" is spelled M-I-R-A-R- -D-E- -H-I-T-O- -E-N- -H-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [miˈɾaɾ ð̞e ˈit̪o ẽn ˈit̪o].
What does "mirar de hito en hito" mean?
As a phrase, "mirar de hito en hito" means: Fijar la vista en un objeto sin distraerla a otra parte.
How do you pronounce "mirar de hito en hito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mirar de hito en hito" is [miˈɾaɾ ð̞e ˈit̪o ẽn ˈit̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mirar de hito en hito" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list