Which to use
“marcadas” is a participle and “miradas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,644
- “marcadas” frequency rank
- #7,599
- “miradas” frequency rank
- 22243
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marcadas | miradas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de marcado, participio de marcar. | Forma del plural de mirada. |
Where the eye mixes marcadas and miradas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between marcadas and miradas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: marcadas is [maɾˈkað̞as] while miradas is [miˈɾað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22243, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marcadas is recorded at frequency rank #14,644, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [maɾˈkað̞as]. 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 22243, this pair ranks #251,247 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of marcadas vs miradas
Shared letters: admrs. Private to "marcadas": c. Private to "miradas": i.
"marcadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "miradas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "marcadas" and "miradas" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "marcadas" or "miradas" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "marcadas" 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 #251,247 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marcadas" and "miradas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maracas vs marcadas". 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 #251,247 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.