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“miraría” and “mirarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,866
“miraría” frequency rank
#25,717
“mirarse” frequency rank
70583
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature miraría mirarse
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de mirar o de mirarse. Mirar (uso pronominal de ...)

Where the eye mixes miraría and mirarse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. miraría (CVCVCVV) and mirarse (CVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
miraría
7 ch
mirarse

Why the eye confuses miraría with mirarse

A purely visual mix-up. miraría ([miɾaˈɾia]) and mirarse ([miˈɾaɾse]) 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 70583, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

miraría is recorded at frequency rank #44,866, classified as averb, pronounced [miɾaˈɾia]. mirarse is at rank #25,717, tagged as averb, pronounced [miˈɾaɾse].

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 70583, this pair ranks #29,358 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of miraría vs mirarse

Shared letters: aimr. Private to "miraría": í. Private to "mirarse": es.

"miraría" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "mirarse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mirarse ← imrarse · miarrse · mirarce · mirares · mirarrse · mirarsse · mirasre · mirrarse

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "miraría" and "mirarse" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([miɾaˈɾia] versus [miˈɾaɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "miraría" or "mirarse"?
"mirarse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,717 in our Spanish list, against #44,866 for "miraría". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "miraría" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mirarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #29,358 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "miraría" and "mirarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mirarse vs miraste". 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 #29,358 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list