Which to use
“mir” is a noun and “mirar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,334
- “mir” frequency rank
- #27,178
- “mirar” frequency rank
- 44512
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mir | mirar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | milho | olhar para algo |
Letter map: mir vs mirar
Shared letters muted; letters that set mir and mirar apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. mir runs 3 letters (CVC) against mirar's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for mir / mirar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mir is anoun and miraraverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “mir” sits inside “mirar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44512, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mir is recorded at frequency rank #17,334, classified as anoun. 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 44512, this pair ranks #20,959 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mir vs mirar
Shared letters: imr. Private to "mir": -. Private to "mirar": a.
"mir" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "mirar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mirar ← imrar · miarr · mirarr · mirrar · mmirar · mriar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mir" for "mirar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mir" vs "mirar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "mir" vs "mirar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "mir" 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 #20,959 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mir" 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 #20,959 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.