Which to use
“mirada” is a noun and “miraría” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,644
- “mirada” frequency rank
- #44,866
- “miraría” frequency rank
- 46510
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mirada | miraría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de mirar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de mirar o de mirarse. |
Where the eye mixes mirada and miraría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mirada runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against miraría's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mirada and miraría
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mirada is [miˈɾað̞a] while miraría is [miɾaˈɾia]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46510, 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]. miraría is at rank #44,866, tagged as averb, pronounced [miɾaˈɾia].
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 46510, this pair ranks #125,307 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mirada vs miraría
Shared letters: aimr. Private to "mirada": d. Private to "miraría": í.
"mirada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "miraría" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mirada ← imrada · miarda · miraad · miradda · mirdaa · mirrada · mmirada · mriada
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mirada" and "miraría" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mirada" or "miraría" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mirada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "miraría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,307 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mirada" and "miraría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "miraría vs mirarse". 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 #125,307 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.