migrañavsmiradaConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#31,442
“migraña” frequency rank
#1,644
“mirada” frequency rank
33086
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature migraña mirada
Definition Dolor de cabeza intenso, que no se calma con el ácido acetilsalicílico ni otros analgésicos habituales, toma un solo lado de la cabeza y suele acompañarse de náuseas. Acción o efecto de mirar.

Where the eye mixes migraña and mirada

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. migraña runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against mirada's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
migraña
6 ch
mirada

Look-alike desk: migraña vs mirada

A purely visual mix-up. migraña ([miˈɣ̞ɾaɲa]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33086, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

migraña is recorded at frequency rank #31,442, classified as anoun, pronounced [miˈɣ̞ɾaɲa]. 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 33086, this pair ranks #198,645 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of migraña vs mirada

Shared letters: aimr. Private to "migraña": gñ. Private to "mirada": d.

"migraña" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "mirada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mirada ← imrada · miarda · miraad · miradda · mirdaa · mirrada · mmirada · mriada

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "migraña" and "mirada" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([miˈɣ̞ɾaɲa] versus [miˈɾað̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "migraña" or "mirada" show up more?
"mirada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,644 in our Spanish list, against #31,442 for "migraña". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "migraña" 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 #198,645 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "migraña" and "mirada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "migra vs migraña". 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 #198,645 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