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“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.

6 ch
miraba
7 ch
miraría

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?
No. They are said differently ([miˈɾaβ̞a] versus [miɾaˈɾia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "miraba" or "miraría"?
"miraba" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,704 in our Spanish list, against #44,866 for "miraría". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list