Which to use
“mirarla” and “mirarlo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,754
- “mirarla” frequency rank
- #16,645
- “mirarlo” frequency rank
- 38399
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mirarla | mirarlo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mirar, con el enclítico la (pronombre). | Mirar, con el enclítico lo (pronombre). |
Where the eye mixes mirarla and mirarlo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mirarla and mirarlo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: mirarla vs mirarlo
A purely visual mix-up. mirarla ([miˈɾaɾla]) 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 differ by a single letter - a in “mirarla” becomes o in “mirarlo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38399, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mirarla is recorded at frequency rank #21,754, classified as averb, pronounced [miˈɾaɾla]. 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 38399, this pair ranks #170,246 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mirarla vs mirarlo
Shared letters: ailmr. Private to "mirarla": -. Private to "mirarlo": o.
"mirarla" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "mirarlo" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mirarla" and "mirarlo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mirarla" or "mirarlo"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mirarla" and "mirarlo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mirarla" 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 #170,246 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mirarla" and "mirarlo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "miraría vs mirarla". 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 #170,246 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.