Which to use
“mirar” and “miraría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,581
- “mirar” frequency rank
- #44,866
- “miraría” frequency rank
- 46447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mirar | miraría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fijar la vista en un objeto, aplicando juntamente la atención. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de mirar o de mirarse. |
Where the eye mixes mirar and miraría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mirar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against miraría's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mirar with miraría
A purely visual mix-up. mirar ([miˈɾaɾ]) and miraría ([miɾaˈɾia]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “mirar” sits inside “miraría”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mirar is recorded at frequency rank #1,581, classified as averb, pronounced [miˈɾaɾ]. miraría is at rank #44,866, tagged as averb, pronounced [miɾaˈɾia].
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 46447, this pair ranks #125,661 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mirar vs miraría
Shared letters: aimr. Private to "mirar": -. Private to "miraría": í.
"mirar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "miraría" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mirar ← imrar · miarr · mirarr · mirra · mirrar · mmirar · mriar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mirar" and "miraría" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mirar" or "miraría" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mirar" and "miraría" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mirar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "miraría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,661 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mirar" and "miraría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "miraría vs mirarse". 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 #125,661 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.