mirar

//mi.ˈɾaɾ// verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,178

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

mirar is aPortugueseverb. It means: olhar para algo Pronounced /mi.ˈɾaɾ/. Often confused with mora and mudar.

Key facts for mirar
PropertyValue
Headwordmirar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/mi.ˈɾaɾ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#27,178
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of mirar in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for mirar is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /mi.ˈɾaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #27,178 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for mirar, with forms such as "imrar", "miarr", and "mirarr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mora", "mudar", "moral", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is mirar, spelled M-I-R-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    olhar para algo
  2. 2
    apontar (arma de fogo) em uma certa direção

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: imrar,miarr,mirarr,mirrar,mmirar,mriar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for mirar

Misspelling Variants of "mirar"

imrar5miarr5mirarr6mirrar6mmirar6mriar5
Misspelling Variants of "mirar"

Frequency rank: #27,178 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mirar"?
"mirar" is spelled M-I-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /mi.ˈɾaɾ/.
What does "mirar" mean?
As a verb, "mirar" means: olhar para algo
What words are commonly confused with "mirar"?
"mirar" is commonly confused with "mora", "mudar", "moral". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mirar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mirar" is /mi.ˈɾaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mirar" come from?
"mirar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter M in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.