Which to use
“mirada” and “mojada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,644
- “mirada” frequency rank
- #18,899
- “mojada” frequency rank
- 20543
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mirada | mojada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de mirar. | Proceso y resultado de mojar o de mojarse. |
Where the eye mixes mirada and mojada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mirada and mojada
A purely visual mix-up. mirada ([miˈɾað̞a]) and mojada ([moˈxað̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20543, 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]. mojada is at rank #18,899, tagged as anoun, pronounced [moˈxað̞a].
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 20543, this pair ranks #258,871 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mirada vs mojada
Shared letters: adm. Private to "mirada": ir. Private to "mojada": jo.
"mirada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "mojada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mirada" for "mojada" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mirada" vs "mojada" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mirada" and "mojada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mirada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mojada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,871 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mirada" and "mojada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mojada vs moscada". 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 #258,871 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.