Which to use
“mirada” and “moradas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,644
- “mirada” frequency rank
- #35,148
- “moradas” frequency rank
- 36792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mirada | moradas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de mirar. | Forma del plural de morada. |
Where the eye mixes mirada and moradas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses mirada with moradas
A purely visual mix-up. mirada ([miˈɾað̞a]) and moradas ([moˈɾað̞as]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36792, 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]. moradas is at rank #35,148, tagged as anoun, pronounced [moˈɾað̞as].
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 36792, this pair ranks #178,747 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mirada vs moradas
Shared letters: admr. Private to "mirada": i. Private to "moradas": os.
"mirada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "moradas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mirada" and "moradas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mirada" or "moradas" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mirada" and "moradas" 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 "moradas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,747 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mirada" and "moradas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mirabas vs moradas". 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 #178,747 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.