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“mirabas” and “miramos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#48,543
“mirabas” frequency rank
#11,815
“miramos” frequency rank
60358
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mirabas miramos
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de mirar o de mirarse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de mirar o de mirarse.

Where the eye mixes mirabas and miramos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mirabas and miramos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
mirabas
7 ch
miramos

Look-alike desk: mirabas vs miramos

A purely visual mix-up. mirabas ([miˈɾaβ̞as]) and miramos ([miˈɾamos]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60358, 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]. miramos is at rank #11,815, tagged as averb, pronounced [miˈɾamos].

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 60358, this pair ranks #59,221 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mirabas vs miramos

Shared letters: aimrs. Private to "mirabas": b. Private to "miramos": o.

"mirabas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "miramos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mirabasimrabas · miarbas · miraabs · mirabass · mirabbas · mirabsa · miravas · mirbaas
  • miramosimramos · miarmos · mirammos · miramoss · miramso · miraoms · mirmaos · mirramos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mirabas" and "miramos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([miˈɾaβ̞as] versus [miˈɾamos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "mirabas" vs "miramos" - which ranks higher?
"miramos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,815 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.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "mirabas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "miramos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #59,221 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mirabas" and "miramos" 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 #59,221 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list