Which to use
“mira” is a noun and “mirim” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,185
- “mira” frequency rank
- #12,289
- “mirim” frequency rank
- 19474
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mira | mirim |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de mirar | destinado a crianças |
Letter map: mira vs mirim
Shared letters muted; letters that set mira and mirim apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. mira runs 4 letters (CVCV) against mirim's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - mira and mirim
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mira is anoun and mirimanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19474, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mira is recorded at frequency rank #7,185, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmi.ɾɐ/. mirim is at rank #12,289, tagged as anadj.
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 19474, this pair ranks #51,229 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mira vs mirim
Shared letters: imr. Private to "mira": a. Private to "mirim": -.
"mira" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mirim" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mira" and "mirim" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mira" vs "mirim" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "mira" and "mirim". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mira" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mirim" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,229 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mira" and "mirim" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mirim 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 #51,229 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.