miradavsmiradasTell them apart

Which to use

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

#1,644
“mirada” frequency rank
#7,599
“miradas” frequency rank
9243
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mirada miradas
Definition Acción o efecto de mirar. Forma del plural de mirada.

Where the eye mixes mirada and miradas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
mirada
7 ch
miradas

Visual trap between mirada and miradas

A purely visual mix-up. mirada ([miˈɾað̞a]) and miradas ([miˈɾað̞as]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “mirada” sits inside “miradas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9243, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mirada is recorded at frequency rank #1,644, classified as anoun, pronounced [miˈɾað̞a]. 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 9243, this pair ranks #302,524 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of mirada vs miradas

Shared letters: adimr. Private to "mirada": -. Private to "miradas": s.

"mirada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "miradas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • miradaimrada · miarda · miraad · miradda · mirdaa · mirrada · mmirada · mriada
  • miradasimradas · miardas · miraads · miradass · miraddas · miradsa · mirdaas · mirradas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mirada" and "miradas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([miˈɾað̞a] versus [miˈɾað̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "mirada" vs "miradas" - which ranks higher?
"mirada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,644 in our Spanish list, against #7,599 for "miradas". 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 "mirada" 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 #302,524 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mirada" and "miradas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mirabas vs miradas". 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 #302,524 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