Which to use
“mirando” and “mirarlo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,945
- “mirando” frequency rank
- #16,645
- “mirarlo” frequency rank
- 18590
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mirando | mirarlo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gerundio de mirar. | Mirar, con el enclítico lo (pronombre). |
Where the eye mixes mirando and mirarlo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mirando and mirarlo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between mirando and mirarlo
A purely visual mix-up. mirando ([miˈɾãn̪d̪o]) and mirarlo ([miˈɾaɾlo]) 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 18590, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mirando is recorded at frequency rank #1,945, classified as averb, pronounced [miˈɾãn̪d̪o]. 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 18590, this pair ranks #267,266 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mirando vs mirarlo
Shared letters: aimor. Private to "mirando": dn. Private to "mirarlo": l.
"mirando" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "mirarlo" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mirando" and "mirarlo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mirando" or "mirarlo"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mirando" and "mirarlo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mirando" 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 #267,266 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mirando" and "mirarlo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "miraría vs mirarlo". 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 #267,266 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.