Which to use
“miraba” and “miraban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,704
- “miraba” frequency rank
- #18,898
- “miraban” frequency rank
- 25602
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | miraba | miraban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de mirar o de mirarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de mirar o de mirarse. |
Where the eye mixes miraba and miraban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. miraba runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against miraban's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses miraba with miraban
A purely visual mix-up. miraba ([miˈɾaβ̞a]) and miraban ([miˈɾaβ̞ãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “miraba” sits inside “miraban”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25602, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
miraba is recorded at frequency rank #6,704, classified as averb, pronounced [miˈɾaβ̞a]. miraban is at rank #18,898, tagged as averb, pronounced [miˈɾaβ̞ãn].
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 25602, this pair ranks #235,667 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of miraba vs miraban
Shared letters: abimr. Private to "miraba": -. Private to "miraban": n.
"miraba" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "miraban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "miraba" and "miraban" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "miraba" or "miraban"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "miraba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "miraban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #235,667 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "miraba" and "miraban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "miraban 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 #235,667 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.