Which to use
“miraban” and “mirabas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,898
- “miraban” frequency rank
- #48,543
- “mirabas” frequency rank
- 67441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | miraban | mirabas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de mirar o de mirarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de mirar o de mirarse. |
Where the eye mixes miraban and mirabas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses miraban with mirabas
A purely visual mix-up. miraban ([miˈɾaβ̞ãn]) and mirabas ([miˈɾaβ̞as]) 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 a single letter - n in “miraban” becomes s in “mirabas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
miraban is recorded at frequency rank #18,898, classified as averb, pronounced [miˈɾaβ̞ãn]. mirabas is at rank #48,543, tagged as averb, pronounced [miˈɾaβ̞as].
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 67441, this pair ranks #37,102 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of miraban vs mirabas
Shared letters: abimr. Private to "miraban": n. Private to "mirabas": s.
"miraban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "mirabas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "miraban" and "mirabas" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "miraban" or "mirabas" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "miraban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mirabas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,102 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "miraban" and "mirabas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maracas 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 #37,102 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.