Which to use
“miraba” and “mírate” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,704
- “miraba” frequency rank
- #34,693
- “mírate” frequency rank
- 41397
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | miraba | mírate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de mirar o de mirarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de mirarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes miraba and mírate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. miraba and mírate follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses miraba with mírate
A purely visual mix-up. miraba ([miˈɾaβ̞a]) 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 41397, 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]. 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 41397, this pair ranks #153,868 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of miraba vs mírate
Shared letters: amr. Private to "miraba": bi. Private to "mírate": etí.
"miraba" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "mírate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- miraba ← imraba · miarba · miraab · mirabba · mirava · mirbaa · mirraba · mmiraba
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "miraba" for "mírate" ever safe?
Frequency check: "miraba" vs "mírate" - 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 "mírate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,868 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "miraba" and "mírate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "miraste vs mírate". 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 #153,868 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.