Which to use
“maracas” and “miradas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,048
- “maracas” frequency rank
- #7,599
- “miradas” frequency rank
- 53647
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maracas | miradas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de maraca. | Forma del plural de mirada. |
Where the eye mixes maracas and miradas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. maracas and miradas 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 miradas
A purely visual mix-up. maracas ([maˈɾakas]) and miradas ([miˈɾað̞as]) 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 53647, 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]. miradas is at rank #7,599, tagged as anoun, pronounced [miˈɾað̞as].
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 53647, this pair ranks #86,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maracas vs miradas
Shared letters: amrs. Private to "maracas": c. Private to "miradas": di.
"maracas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "miradas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maracas" and "miradas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "maracas" or "miradas" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "maracas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "miradas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maracas" and "miradas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maracas vs mirabas". 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 #86,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.