Which to use
“mínimos” is an adjective and “miramos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,028
- “mínimos” frequency rank
- #11,815
- “miramos” frequency rank
- 19843
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mínimos | miramos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de mínimo. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de mirar o de mirarse. |
Where the eye mixes mínimos and miramos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mínimos and miramos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between mínimos and miramos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mínimos is [ˈminimos] while miramos is [miˈɾamos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19843, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mínimos is recorded at frequency rank #8,028, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈminimos]. miramos is at rank #11,815, tagged as averb, pronounced [miˈɾamos].
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 19843, this pair ranks #261,975 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mínimos vs miramos
Shared letters: imos. Private to "mínimos": ní. Private to "miramos": ar.
"mínimos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "miramos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- miramos ← imramos · miarmos · mirammos · miramoss · miramso · miraoms · mirmaos · mirramos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mínimos" and "miramos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mínimos" or "miramos"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mínimos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "miramos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,975 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mínimos" and "miramos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mirabas vs miramos". 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 #261,975 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.