Which to use
“miraba” and “miraría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,704
- “miraba” frequency rank
- #44,866
- “miraría” frequency rank
- 51570
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | miraba | miraría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de mirar o de mirarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de mirar o de mirarse. |
Where the eye mixes miraba and miraría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. miraba runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against miraría's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: miraba vs miraría
A purely visual mix-up. miraba ([miˈɾaβ̞a]) and miraría ([miɾaˈɾia]) 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 51570, 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]. miraría is at rank #44,866, tagged as averb, pronounced [miɾaˈɾia].
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 51570, this pair ranks #97,229 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of miraba vs miraría
Shared letters: aimr. Private to "miraba": b. Private to "miraría": í.
"miraba" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "miraría" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- miraba ← imraba · miarba · miraab · mirabba · mirava · mirbaa · mirraba · mmiraba
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "miraba" and "miraría" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "miraba" or "miraría"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "miraba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "miraría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #97,229 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "miraba" and "miraría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "miraría vs mirarse". 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 #97,229 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.