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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mirada" and "miradas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mirada" vs "miradas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- 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.