merosvsmiroTell them apart

Quick tell: meros is a adjective, miro is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“meros” is an adjective and “miro” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,068
“meros” frequency rank
#5,133
“miro” frequency rank
26201
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature meros miro
Definition Forma del masculino plural de mero₂. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de mirar.

Where the eye mixes meros and miro

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
meros
4 ch
miro

Why the eye confuses meros with miro

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: meros is [ˈmeɾos] while miro is [ˈmiɾo]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26201, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

meros is recorded at frequency rank #21,068, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmeɾos]. miro is at rank #5,133, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmiɾo].

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 26201, this pair ranks #232,819 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of meros vs miro

Shared letters: mor. Private to "meros": es. Private to "miro": i.

"meros" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "miro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • merosemros · meors · meross · merros · merso · mmeros · mreos
  • miroimro · mior · mirro · mmiro · mrio

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "meros" for "miro" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "meros" is an adjective and "miro" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "meros" vs "miro" - which ranks higher?
"miro" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,133 in our Spanish list, against #21,068 for "meros". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "meros" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "miro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #232,819 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "meros" and "miro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "means vs meros". 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 #232,819 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