Which to use
“mirarse” and “mirarte” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,717
- “mirarse” frequency rank
- #22,424
- “mirarte” frequency rank
- 48141
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mirarse | mirarte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mirar (uso pronominal de ...) | Mirar, con el enclítico te (pronombre). |
Where the eye mixes mirarse and mirarte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mirarse and mirarte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses mirarse with mirarte
A purely visual mix-up. mirarse ([miˈɾaɾse]) 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 differ by a single letter - s in “mirarse” becomes t in “mirarte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48141, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mirarse is recorded at frequency rank #25,717, classified as averb, pronounced [miˈɾaɾse]. 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 48141, this pair ranks #116,128 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mirarse vs mirarte
Shared letters: aeimr. Private to "mirarse": s. Private to "mirarte": t.
"mirarse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "mirarte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mirarse" and "mirarte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mirarse" or "mirarte"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mirarse" 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 #116,128 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mirarse" and "mirarte" 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 #116,128 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.