Which to use
“mimado” and “mirado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,133
- “mimado” frequency rank
- #13,291
- “mirado” frequency rank
- 56424
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mimado | mirado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que, por demasiados mimos, protección o condescendencia, tiende a ser egoísta y caprichoso. | Que actúa con respeto o miramiento. |
Where the eye mixes mimado and mirado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses mimado with mirado
A purely visual mix-up. mimado ([miˈmað̞o]) and mirado ([miˈɾað̞o]) 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 a single letter - m in “mimado” becomes r in “mirado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56424, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mimado is recorded at frequency rank #43,133, classified as anadj, pronounced [miˈmað̞o]. mirado is at rank #13,291, tagged as anadj, pronounced [miˈɾað̞o].
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 56424, this pair ranks #74,658 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mimado vs mirado
Shared letters: adimo. Private to "mimado": -. Private to "mirado": r.
"mimado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "mirado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mimado" for "mirado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mimado" vs "mirado" - which ranks higher?
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 "mimado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mirado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,658 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mimado" and "mirado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mimado vs minando". 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 #74,658 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.