Which to use
“miran” and “mudan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,085
- “miran” frequency rank
- #36,175
- “mudan” frequency rank
- 42260
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | miran | mudan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de mirar o de mirarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de mudar o de mudarse. |
Where the eye mixes miran and mudan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. miran and mudan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: miran vs mudan
A purely visual mix-up. miran ([ˈmiɾãn]) and mudan ([ˈmuð̞ãn]) 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 42260, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
miran is recorded at frequency rank #6,085, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmiɾãn]. mudan is at rank #36,175, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmuð̞ãn].
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 42260, this pair ranks #149,225 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of miran vs mudan
Shared letters: amn. Private to "miran": ir. Private to "mudan": du.
"miran" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mudan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "miran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mudan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,225 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "miran" and "mudan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modal vs mudan". 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 #149,225 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.