migajasvsmiradasConfusable pair

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“migajas” and “miradas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#27,689
“migajas” frequency rank
#7,599
“miradas” frequency rank
35288
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature migajas miradas
Definition Partes pequeñas que quedan de algo, especialmente comida, después de usarlo o consumirlo. Forma del plural de mirada.

Where the eye mixes migajas and miradas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. migajas and miradas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
migajas
7 ch
miradas

Visual trap between migajas and miradas

A purely visual mix-up. migajas ([miˈɣ̞axas]) 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 35288, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

migajas is recorded at frequency rank #27,689, classified as anoun, pronounced [miˈɣ̞axas]. 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 35288, this pair ranks #186,893 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of migajas vs miradas

Shared letters: aims. Private to "migajas": gj. Private to "miradas": dr.

"migajas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "miradas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • migajas ← imgajas · mgiajas · miagjas · migaajs · migajass · migajjas · migajsa · miggajas
  • miradas ← imradas · miardas · miraads · miradass · miraddas · miradsa · mirdaas · mirradas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "migajas" and "miradas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([miˈɣ̞axas] versus [miˈɾað̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "migajas" vs "miradas" - which ranks higher?
"miradas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,599 in our Spanish list, against #27,689 for "migajas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "migajas" 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 #186,893 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "migajas" and "miradas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "migajas 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 #186,893 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