mismo
Spanish, adjective/ˈmismo/
mismo is spelled M-I-S-M-O (5 letters) and appears 851 times per million words in written Spanish, the 86th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mismo is a Spanish adjective meaning “same; identical; one and the same; indicates that the two compared noun clauses both represent the one thing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que dos o más cosas o personas son una sola”.
What does mismo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
same; identical; one and the same; indicates that the two compared noun clauses both represent the one thing
- 2
similar; alike; practically identical; indicates that the two compared noun clauses have one or more matching qualities
- 3
self; emphasizes the identity or singularity of the modified noun phrase
yo mismo
- 4
own; emphasizes the owner or the exclusivity of ownership in a noun phrase with a possessive pronoun
gente de su misma clase
adverb
- 1
right, exactly, immediately
ahora mismo
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que dos o más cosas o personas son una sola. 2. Que dos o más cosas se parecen mucho entre sí, que son muy similares, aunque son cosas o personas diferentes. 3. Con pronombres personales y algunos adverbios se usa para enfatizar, como pleonasmo para reforzar la identidad. 4. Tiene uso para enfatizar una oración o expresión.
adverb: 1. Incluso, aun.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mismo
- misma feminine
- mismos masculine plural
- mismas feminine plural
- mismísimo superlative
- mesmo alternative obsolete
- meísmo alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mismo?
- /ˈmismo/
- [ˈmiz.mo]
- [ˈmismo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mismo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mismo in Spanish?
mismo appears 851 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).