Which to use
“maracas” is a noun and “mirabas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,048
- “maracas” frequency rank
- #48,543
- “mirabas” frequency rank
- 94591
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maracas | mirabas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de maraca. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de mirar o de mirarse. |
Where the eye mixes maracas and mirabas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. maracas and mirabas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between maracas and mirabas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: maracas is [maˈɾakas] while mirabas is [miˈɾaβ̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 94591, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maracas is recorded at frequency rank #46,048, classified as anoun, pronounced [maˈɾakas]. mirabas is at rank #48,543, tagged as averb, pronounced [miˈɾaβ̞as].
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 94591, this pair ranks #785 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maracas vs mirabas
Shared letters: amrs. Private to "maracas": c. Private to "mirabas": bi.
"maracas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "mirabas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "maracas" and "mirabas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "maracas" or "mirabas"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "maracas" and "mirabas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "maracas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mirabas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #785 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maracas" and "mirabas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mirabas vs moradas". 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 #785 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.