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

#23,138
“miraron” frequency rank
#22,424
“mirarte” frequency rank
45562
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature miraron mirarte
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de mirar o de mirarse. Mirar, con el enclítico te (pronombre).

Where the eye mixes miraron and mirarte

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

7 ch
miraron
7 ch
mirarte

Visual trap between miraron and mirarte

A purely visual mix-up. miraron ([miˈɾaɾõn]) and mirarte ([miˈɾaɾt̪e]) 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 45562, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

miraron is recorded at frequency rank #23,138, classified as averb, pronounced [miˈɾaɾõn]. mirarte is at rank #22,424, tagged as averb, pronounced [miˈɾaɾt̪e].

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 45562, this pair ranks #130,746 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of miraron vs mirarte

Shared letters: aimr. Private to "miraron": no. Private to "mirarte": et.

"miraron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "mirarte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • miraron ← imraron · miarron · miraorn · mirarno · miraronn · mirarron · mirraon · mirraron
  • mirarte ← imrarte · miarrte · miraret · mirarrte · mirartte · miratre · mirrarte · mirrate

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "miraron" and "mirarte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([miˈɾaɾõn] versus [miˈɾaɾt̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "miraron" vs "mirarte" - which ranks higher?
"mirarte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,424 in our Spanish list, against #23,138 for "miraron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "miraron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mirarte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #130,746 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "miraron" and "mirarte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "miraron vs mirón". 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 #130,746 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