Which to use
“mirado” is an adjective and “mirarlo” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,291
- “mirado” frequency rank
- #16,645
- “mirarlo” frequency rank
- 29936
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mirado | mirarlo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que actúa con respeto o miramiento. | Mirar, con el enclítico lo (pronombre). |
Where the eye mixes mirado and mirarlo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mirado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against mirarlo's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mirado vs mirarlo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mirado is [miˈɾað̞o] while mirarlo is [miˈɾaɾlo]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29936, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mirado is recorded at frequency rank #13,291, classified as anadj, pronounced [miˈɾað̞o]. mirarlo is at rank #16,645, tagged as averb, pronounced [miˈɾaɾlo].
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 29936, this pair ranks #214,503 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mirado vs mirarlo
Shared letters: aimor. Private to "mirado": d. Private to "mirarlo": l.
"mirado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "mirarlo" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mirado" and "mirarlo" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mirado" or "mirarlo" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mirado" and "mirarlo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mirado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mirarlo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,503 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mirado" and "mirarlo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "minando vs mirado". 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 #214,503 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.