Which to use
“miraba” and “mirarla” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,704
- “miraba” frequency rank
- #21,754
- “mirarla” frequency rank
- 28458
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | miraba | mirarla |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de mirar o de mirarse. | Mirar, con el enclítico la (pronombre). |
Where the eye mixes miraba and mirarla
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. miraba runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against mirarla's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between miraba and mirarla
A purely visual mix-up. miraba ([miˈɾaβ̞a]) and mirarla ([miˈɾaɾla]) 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 28458, 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]. mirarla is at rank #21,754, tagged as averb, pronounced [miˈɾaɾla].
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 28458, this pair ranks #221,935 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of miraba vs mirarla
Shared letters: aimr. Private to "miraba": b. Private to "mirarla": l.
"miraba" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "mirarla" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "miraba" and "mirarla" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "miraba" vs "mirarla" - which ranks higher?
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 "mirarla" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,935 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "miraba" and "mirarla" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "miraría vs mirarla". 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 #221,935 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.