Which to use
“mirarse” and “mírate” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,717
- “mirarse” frequency rank
- #34,693
- “mírate” frequency rank
- 60410
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mirarse | mírate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mirar (uso pronominal de ...) | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de mirarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes mirarse and mírate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mirarse runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against mírate's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mirarse vs mírate
A purely visual mix-up. mirarse ([miˈɾaɾse]) and mírate ([ˈmiɾat̪e]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60410, 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]. mírate is at rank #34,693, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmiɾat̪e].
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 60410, this pair ranks #59,043 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mirarse vs mírate
Shared letters: aemr. Private to "mirarse": is. Private to "mírate": tí.
"mirarse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "mírate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mirarse ← imrarse · miarrse · mirarce · mirares · mirarrse · mirarsse · mirasre · mirrarse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mirarse" and "mírate" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mirarse" vs "mírate" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mirarse" and "mírate" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mirarse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mírate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,043 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mirarse" and "mírate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "miraste vs mírate". 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 #59,043 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.