Which to use
“mesada” and “mirada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,484
- “mesada” frequency rank
- #1,644
- “mirada” frequency rank
- 43128
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mesada | mirada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Paga que se da mensualmente. | Acción o efecto de mirar. |
Where the eye mixes mesada and mirada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mesada and mirada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between mesada and mirada
A purely visual mix-up. mesada ([meˈsað̞a]) and mirada ([miˈɾað̞a]) 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 43128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mesada is recorded at frequency rank #41,484, classified as anoun, pronounced [meˈsað̞a]. mirada is at rank #1,644, tagged as anoun, pronounced [miˈɾað̞a].
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 43128, this pair ranks #144,372 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mesada vs mirada
Shared letters: adm. Private to "mesada": es. Private to "mirada": ir.
"mesada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "mirada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mesada" for "mirada" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mesada" or "mirada" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mesada" and "mirada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mesada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mirada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #144,372 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mesada" and "mirada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "melaza vs mesada". 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 #144,372 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.