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

#25,717
“mirarse” frequency rank
#40,404
“mojarse” frequency rank
66121
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mirarse mojarse
Definition Mirar (uso pronominal de ...) Miccionar.

Where the eye mixes mirarse and mojarse

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

7 ch
mirarse
7 ch
mojarse

Look-alike desk: mirarse vs mojarse

A purely visual mix-up. mirarse ([miˈɾaɾse]) and mojarse ([moˈxaɾse]) 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 66121, 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]. mojarse is at rank #40,404, tagged as averb, pronounced [moˈxaɾse].

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 66121, this pair ranks #40,714 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mirarse vs mojarse

Shared letters: aemrs. Private to "mirarse": i. Private to "mojarse": jo.

"mirarse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "mojarse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mirarse ← imrarse · miarrse · mirarce · mirares · mirarrse · mirarsse · mirasre · mirrarse
  • mojarse ← mjoarse · mmojarse · moajrse · mojarce · mojares · mojarrse · mojarsse · mojasre

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mirarse" and "mojarse" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([miˈɾaɾse] versus [moˈxaɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "mirarse" or "mojarse"?
"mirarse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,717 in our Spanish list, against #40,404 for "mojarse". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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 "mojarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #40,714 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mirarse" and "mojarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mojarse vs montarse". 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 #40,714 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