Which to use
“minar” and “mirar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,813
- “minar” frequency rank
- #27,178
- “mirar” frequency rank
- 53991
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | minar | mirar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | escavar para extrair da terra metais, líquidos, etc | olhar para algo |
Letter map: minar vs mirar
Shared letters muted; letters that set minar and mirar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. minar and mirar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - minar / mirar
minar and mirar are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - n in “minar” becomes r in “mirar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53991, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
minar is recorded at frequency rank #26,813, classified as averb. 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 53991, this pair ranks #11,641 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of minar vs mirar
Shared letters: aimr. Private to "minar": n. Private to "mirar": -.
"minar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mirar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "minar" for "mirar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "minar" vs "mirar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "minar" and "mirar". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "minar" 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 #11,641 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "minar" 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 #11,641 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.