Which to use
“minute” and “mírate” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,036
- “minute” frequency rank
- #34,693
- “mírate” frequency rank
- 76729
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | minute | mírate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de minutar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de mirarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes minute and mírate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. minute and mírate follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: minute vs mírate
A purely visual mix-up. minute ([miˈnut̪e]) and mírate ([ˈmiɾat̪e]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76729, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
minute is recorded at frequency rank #42,036, classified as averb, pronounced [miˈnut̪e]. mírate is at rank #34,693, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmiɾat̪e].
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 76729, this pair ranks #17,200 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of minute vs mírate
Shared letters: emt. Private to "minute": inu. Private to "mírate": arí.
"minute" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "mírate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- minute ← imnute · minnute · mintue · minuet · minutte · miunte · mminute · mniute
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "minute" and "mírate" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "minute" vs "mírate" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "minute" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mírate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,200 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "minute" and "mírate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "minute vs mute". 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 #17,200 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.