Which to use
“mirad” is a verb and “mitad” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,646
- “mirad” frequency rank
- #809
- “mitad” frequency rank
- 13455
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mirad | mitad |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de mirar. | Al dividir un todo en dos partes iguales, cada una de dichas partes. |
Where the eye mixes mirad and mitad
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mirad and mitad follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between mirad and mitad
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mirad is [miˈɾað̞] while mitad is [miˈt̪að̞]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “mirad” becomes t in “mitad”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13455, 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]. mitad is at rank #809, tagged as anoun, pronounced [miˈt̪að̞].
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 13455, this pair ranks #287,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mirad vs mitad
Shared letters: adim. Private to "mirad": r. Private to "mitad": t.
"mirad" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mitad" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mirad" and "mitad" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mirad" or "mitad"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mirad" and "mitad" 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 "mitad" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mirad" and "mitad" 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 #287,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.