mirarlovsmirarmeConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#16,645
“mirarlo” frequency rank
#22,098
“mirarme” frequency rank
38743
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mirarlo mirarme
Definition Mirar, con el enclítico lo (pronombre). Mirar, con el enclítico me (pronombre).

Where the eye mixes mirarlo and mirarme

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mirarlo and mirarme follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
mirarlo
7 ch
mirarme

Look-alike desk: mirarlo vs mirarme

A purely visual mix-up. mirarlo ([miˈɾaɾlo]) and mirarme ([miˈɾaɾme]) 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 38743, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mirarlo is recorded at frequency rank #16,645, classified as averb, pronounced [miˈɾaɾlo]. mirarme is at rank #22,098, tagged as averb, pronounced [miˈɾaɾme].

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 38743, this pair ranks #168,327 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mirarlo vs mirarme

Shared letters: aimr. Private to "mirarlo": lo. Private to "mirarme": e.

"mirarlo" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "mirarme" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mirarlo ← imrarlo · miarrlo · miralro · mirarllo · mirarol · mirarrlo · mirralo · mirrarlo
  • mirarme ← imrarme · miarrme · miramre · mirarem · mirarmme · mirarrme · mirrame · mirrarme

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mirarlo" and "mirarme" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([miˈɾaɾlo] versus [miˈɾaɾme]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "mirarlo" vs "mirarme" - which ranks higher?
"mirarlo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,645 in our Spanish list, against #22,098 for "mirarme". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mirarlo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mirarme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #168,327 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mirarlo" and "mirarme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "miraría vs mirarme". 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 #168,327 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