mismo

[ˈmismo]

/[ˈmismo]/ adj

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The verdict

“mismo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #86. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#86
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que dos o más cosas o personas son una sola.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mismo · mismo · Spanish

mismo · rank #86 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #86
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH han

Nearest frequency peer: han (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “mismo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “mismo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mismo vs miss
60% similar
mismo vs mito
60% similar
mismo vs museo
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mismo
PropertyValue
Headwordmismo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈmismo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#86
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “mismo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).mismocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “han” (#85), “siempre” (#87), “ese” (#84). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mismo” va en #86. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around mismo (IPA [ˈmismo]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #86 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for mismo, with forms such as "imsmo", "mimso", and "mismmo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "miss", "mito", "museo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is mismo, spelled M-I-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que dos o más cosas o personas son una sola.
  2. 2
    Que dos o más cosas se parecen mucho entre sí, que son muy similares, aunque son cosas o personas diferentes.
  3. 3
    Con pronombres personales y algunos adverbios se usa para enfatizar, como pleonasmo para reforzar la identidad.
  4. 4
    Tiene uso para enfatizar una oración o expresión.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how mismo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Fui yo mismo.
  2. Fui a su misma casa.

Synonyms

idéntico

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imsmo
  • mimso
  • mismmo
  • misom
  • missmo
  • mmismo
  • msimo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mismo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

imsmo2mimso2mismmo1misom2missmo1mmismo1msimo2
Edit distance from "mismo"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mismo"?
"mismo" is spelled M-I-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmismo].
What does "mismo" mean?
As an adjective, "mismo" means: Que dos o más cosas o personas son una sola.
What words are commonly confused with "mismo"?
"mismo" is commonly confused with "miss", "mito", "museo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mismo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mismo" is [ˈmismo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mismo" come from?
"mismo" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mismo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tengo#88están#91gente#92mucho#79

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

mejor7 variantsestoy7 variantsmundo7 variantsparte7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list