Which to use
“mimar” and “mirar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,916
- “mimar” frequency rank
- #27,178
- “mirar” frequency rank
- 65094
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mimar | mirar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dar mimo a; tratar com mimo | olhar para algo |
Where the eye mixes mimar and mirar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mimar and mirar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between mimar and mirar
A purely visual mix-up. mimar (/mi.ˈmaɾ/) and mirar (/mi.ˈɾaɾ/) 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 a single letter - m in “mimar” becomes r in “mirar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65094, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mimar is recorded at frequency rank #37,916, classified as averb, pronounced /mi.ˈmaɾ/. mirar is at rank #27,178, tagged as averb, pronounced /mi.ˈɾaɾ/.
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 65094, this pair ranks #5,519 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mimar vs mirar
Shared letters: aimr. Private to "mimar": -. Private to "mirar": -.
"mimar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mirar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mimar" and "mirar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "mimar" or "mirar" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mimar" and "mirar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mimar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mirar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,519 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mimar" and "mirar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mirar vs mirra". 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 #5,519 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.