Which to use
“miré” is a verb and “mirón” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,887
- “miré” frequency rank
- #44,867
- “mirón” frequency rank
- 55754
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | miré | mirón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de mirar o de mirarse. | Dicho de una persona, que se dedica a fisgonear o mirar indiscretamente, en especial cosas que no le incumben o bien por morbo sexual. |
Where the eye mixes miré and mirón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. miré runs 4 letters (CVCV) against mirón's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: miré vs mirón
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: miré is [miˈɾe] while mirón is [miˈɾõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55754, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
miré is recorded at frequency rank #10,887, classified as averb, pronounced [miˈɾe]. mirón is at rank #44,867, tagged as anadj, pronounced [miˈɾõn].
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 55754, this pair ranks #77,501 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of miré vs mirón
Shared letters: imr. Private to "miré": é. Private to "mirón": nó.
"miré" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mirón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "miré" for "mirón" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "miré" or "mirón" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "miré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mirón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,501 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "miré" and "mirón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "minor vs mirón". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #77,501 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.