Which to use
“mirarlo” and “mirarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,645
- “mirarlo” frequency rank
- #25,717
- “mirarse” frequency rank
- 42362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mirarlo | mirarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mirar, con el enclítico lo (pronombre). | Mirar (uso pronominal de ...) |
Where the eye mixes mirarlo and mirarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mirarlo and mirarse follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: mirarlo vs mirarse
A purely visual mix-up. mirarlo ([miˈɾaɾlo]) 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 42362, 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]. 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 42362, this pair ranks #148,653 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mirarlo vs mirarse
Shared letters: aimr. Private to "mirarlo": lo. Private to "mirarse": es.
"mirarlo" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "mirarse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mirarlo" and "mirarse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mirarlo" or "mirarse"?
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 "mirarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,653 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mirarlo" 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 #148,653 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.