mito

[ˈmit̪o]

/[ˈmit̪o]/ noun

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The verdict

“mito” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,135. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,135
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Narración fabulosa y tradicional, de importancia para una sociedad, que trata sobre divinidades, héroes, o seres sobrenaturales, y que logra explicar los orígenes del mundo, de un pueblo, de normas...

Corpus desk

Index ES-mito · mito · Spanish

mito · rank #5,135 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,135
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH miss

Nearest frequency peer: miss (-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 “mito”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mito” 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).

mito vs mo
50% similar
mito vs mix
50% similar
mito vs moo
50% similar

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

Key facts for mito
PropertyValue
Headwordmito
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmit̪o]
Letters4
Frequency rank#5,135
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “mito”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “miss” (#5,134), “modernos” (#5,136), “miro” (#5,133). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mito” va en #5,135. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around mito (IPA [ˈmit̪o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,135 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for mito, with forms such as "imto", "miot", and "mitto". 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, "mo", "mix", "moo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is mito, spelled M-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Narración fabulosa y tradicional, de importancia para una sociedad, que trata sobre divinidades, héroes, o seres sobrenaturales, y que logra explicar los orígenes del mundo, de un pueblo, de normas y tabúes, así como también fenómenos naturales y sobrenaturales.
  2. 2
    Conjunto de creencias e imágenes idealizadas que se forman alrededor de un personaje o fenómeno y que le convierten en modelo, arquetipo o prototipo.
  3. 3
    Creencias sostenidas en el tiempo acerca de un hecho, por lo general alejadas de la realidad.
  4. 4
    Invención, fantasía.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. El logos, o pensamiento racional, sustituyó al mito.
  2. Greta Garbo es uno de los mitos del cine.

This word in other languages

myth(English)mythe(Français)Mythus(Deutsch)mito(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imto
  • miot
  • mitto
  • mmito
  • mtio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mito - 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.

imto2miot2mitto1mmito1mtio2
Edit distance from "mito"

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 "mito"?
"mito" is spelled M-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmit̪o].
What does "mito" mean?
As a noun, "mito" means: Narración fabulosa y tradicional, de importancia para una sociedad, que trata sobre divinidades, héroes, o seres sobrenaturales, y que logra explicar los orígenes del mundo, de un pueblo, de normas...
What words are commonly confused with "mito"?
"mito" is commonly confused with "mo", "mix", "moo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mito" is [ˈmit̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mito" come from?
"mito" 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 "mito", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

miss#5,134miro#5,133mide#5,130pega#5,143

Similar misspelling depth

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

from5 variantstuit5 variantsfree5 variantsAlan5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list