modos

/[ˈmoð̞os]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,787

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

modos is aSpanishnoun. It means: Forma del plural de modo. Pronounced [ˈmoð̞os]. It ranks #2,787 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with moo and moto.

Key facts for modos
PropertyValue
Headwordmodos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmoð̞os]
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,787
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of modos in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for modos is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmoð̞os]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,787 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de modo.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for modos, with forms such as "mdoos", "mmodos", and "moddos". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "moo", "moto", "moon", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is modos, spelled M-O-D-O-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de modo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mdoos,mmodos,moddos,modoss,modso,moods,omdos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for modos

Misspelling Variants of "modos"

mdoos5mmodos6moddos6modoss6modso5moods5omdos5
Misspelling Variants of "modos"

Frequency rank: #2,787 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "modos"?
"modos" is spelled M-O-D-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmoð̞os].
What does "modos" mean?
As a noun, "modos" means: Forma del plural de modo.
What words are commonly confused with "modos"?
"modos" is commonly confused with "moo", "moto", "moon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "modos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "modos" is [ˈmoð̞os]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "modos" come from?
"modos" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.