Which to use
“mail” is a noun and “mío” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,803
- “mail” frequency rank
- #1,684
- “mío” frequency rank
- 6487
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mío | |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Correo electrónico, medio de comunicación que permite el envío y la recepción de mensajes escritos, que pueden acompañarse de otros tipos de archivos, a través de internet. | Pronombre posesivo de la primera persona (yo). Se refiere a lo que es propio o pertenece a mí. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mail and mío apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
mail and mío form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6487, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mail is recorded at frequency rank #4,803, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmejl]. mío is at rank #1,684, tagged as apron, pronounced [ˈmio].
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 6487, this pair ranks #310,629 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mail" and "mío" be used interchangeably?
Remembering mail vs mío
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “mail”; for a pronoun, it's “mío”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “mail” entry
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