Which to use
“mirarla” and “mirarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,754
- “mirarla” frequency rank
- #25,717
- “mirarse” frequency rank
- 47471
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mirarla | mirarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mirar, con el enclítico la (pronombre). | Mirar (uso pronominal de ...) |
Where the eye mixes mirarla and mirarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mirarla and mirarse follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between mirarla and mirarse
A purely visual mix-up. mirarla ([miˈɾaɾla]) 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 47471, 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]. 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 47471, this pair ranks #119,872 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mirarla vs mirarse
Shared letters: aimr. Private to "mirarla": l. Private to "mirarse": es.
"mirarla" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "mirarse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mirarla" for "mirarse" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mirarla" vs "mirarse" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mirarla" and "mirarse" 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 "mirarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #119,872 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mirarla" and "mirarse" 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 #119,872 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.