mamadovsmiradoWhat's the difference?

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“mamado” and “mirado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,046
“mamado” frequency rank
#13,291
“mirado” frequency rank
59337
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mamado mirado
Definition Bajo los efectos embriagantes del alcohol: ebrio. Que actúa con respeto o miramiento.

Where the eye mixes mamado and mirado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
mamado
6 ch
mirado

Look-alike desk: mamado vs mirado

A purely visual mix-up. mamado ([maˈmað̞o]) and mirado ([miˈɾað̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59337, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mamado is recorded at frequency rank #46,046, classified as anadj, pronounced [maˈmað̞o]. mirado is at rank #13,291, tagged as anadj, pronounced [miˈɾað̞o].

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 59337, this pair ranks #62,986 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mamado vs mirado

Shared letters: admo. Private to "mamado": -. Private to "mirado": ir.

"mamado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "mirado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mamadomaamdo · mamaddo · mamaod · mamdao · mammado · mmaado · mmamado
  • miradoimrado · miardo · miraddo · miraod · mirdao · mirrado · mmirado · mriado

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "mamado" for "mirado" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([maˈmað̞o] versus [miˈɾað̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "mamado" or "mirado"?
"mirado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,291 in our Spanish list, against #46,046 for "mamado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "mamado" and "mirado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mamado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mirado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #62,986 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mamado" and "mirado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mamado vs Mamani". 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 #62,986 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list