Which to use
“miraban” and “miran” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,898
- “miraban” frequency rank
- #6,085
- “miran” frequency rank
- 24983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | miraban | miran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de mirar o de mirarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de mirar o de mirarse. |
Where the eye mixes miraban and miran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. miraban runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against miran's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: miraban vs miran
A purely visual mix-up. miraban ([miˈɾaβ̞ãn]) and miran ([ˈmiɾãn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24983, 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]. miran is at rank #6,085, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmiɾãn].
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 24983, this pair ranks #238,556 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of miraban vs miran
Shared letters: aimnr. Private to "miraban": b. Private to "miran": -.
"miraban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "miran" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "miraban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "miran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #238,556 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "miraban" and "miran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "miraban 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 #238,556 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.