mirabasvsmiradasWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: mirabas is a verb, miradas is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“mirabas” is a verb and “miradas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#48,543
“mirabas” frequency rank
#7,599
“miradas” frequency rank
56142
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mirabas miradas
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de mirar o de mirarse. Forma del plural de mirada.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mirabas and miradas apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
mirabas
7 ch
miradas

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mirabas is [miˈɾaβ̞as] while miradas is [miˈɾað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - b in “mirabas” becomes d in “miradas”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56142, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mirabas is recorded at frequency rank #48,543, classified as averb, pronounced [miˈɾaβ̞as]. miradas is at rank #7,599, tagged as anoun, pronounced [miˈɾað̞as].

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 56142, this pair ranks #75,864 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mirabas vs miradas

Shared letters: aimrs. Private to "mirabas": b. Private to "miradas": d.

"mirabas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "miradas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mirabasimrabas · miarbas · miraabs · mirabass · mirabbas · mirabsa · miravas · mirbaas
  • miradasimradas · miardas · miraads · miradass · miraddas · miradsa · mirdaas · mirradas

Frequency comparison

mirabas#48,543
miradas#7,599

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mirabas" and "miradas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mirabas" is a verb and "miradas" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "mirabas" or "miradas"?
"miradas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,599 in our Spanish list, against #48,543 for "mirabas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering mirabas vs miradas

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “mirabas”; for a noun, it's “miradas”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “mirabas” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list