Which to use
“maratón” is a noun and “miraron” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,751
- “maratón” frequency rank
- #23,138
- “miraron” frequency rank
- 30889
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maratón | miraron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Competición. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de mirar o de mirarse. |
Where the eye mixes maratón and miraron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. maratón and miraron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses maratón with miraron
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: maratón is [maɾaˈt̪õn] while miraron is [miˈɾaɾõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 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 30889, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maratón is recorded at frequency rank #7,751, classified as anoun, pronounced [maɾaˈt̪õn]. miraron is at rank #23,138, tagged as averb, pronounced [miˈɾaɾõn].
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 30889, this pair ranks #209,807 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maratón vs miraron
Shared letters: amnr. Private to "maratón": tó. Private to "miraron": io.
"maratón" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "miraron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- miraron ← imraron · miarron · miraorn · mirarno · miraronn · mirarron · mirraon · mirraron
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maratón" for "miraron" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "maratón" or "miraron" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "maratón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "miraron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,807 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maratón" and "miraron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "miraron vs mirón". 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 #209,807 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.