Which to use
“mirad” and “miran” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,646
- “mirad” frequency rank
- #6,085
- “miran” frequency rank
- 18731
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mirad | miran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de mirar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de mirar o de mirarse. |
Where the eye mixes mirad and miran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mirad and miran follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses mirad with miran
A purely visual mix-up. mirad ([miˈɾað̞]) 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 a single letter - d in “mirad” becomes n in “miran”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18731, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mirad is recorded at frequency rank #12,646, classified as averb, pronounced [miˈɾað̞]. 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 18731, this pair ranks #266,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mirad vs miran
Shared letters: aimr. Private to "mirad": d. Private to "miran": n.
"mirad" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "miran" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mirad" for "miran" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mirad" vs "miran" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mirad" and "miran" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mirad" 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 #266,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mirad" and "miran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "migra vs mirad". 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 #266,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.