Which to use
“mirarte” and “mírate” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,424
- “mirarte” frequency rank
- #34,693
- “mírate” frequency rank
- 57117
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mirarte | mírate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mirar, con el enclítico te (pronombre). | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de mirarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes mirarte and mírate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mirarte 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: mirarte vs mírate
A purely visual mix-up. mirarte ([miˈɾaɾt̪e]) 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 57117, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mirarte is recorded at frequency rank #22,424, classified as averb, pronounced [miˈɾaɾt̪e]. 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 57117, this pair ranks #71,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mirarte vs mírate
Shared letters: aemrt. Private to "mirarte": i. Private to "mírate": í.
"mirarte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "mírate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mirarte ← imrarte · miarrte · miraret · mirarrte · mirartte · miratre · mirrarte · mirrate
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mirarte" and "mírate" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mirarte" or "mírate"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mirarte" 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 #71,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mirarte" 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 #71,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.