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 eye mixes mirabas and miradas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mirabas and miradas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: mirabas vs miradas
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mirabas" for "miradas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mirabas" or "miradas"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mirabas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "miradas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,864 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mirabas" and "miradas" 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 #75,864 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.