Which to use
“máximos” is an adjective and “medimos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,890
- “máximos” frequency rank
- #47,931
- “medimos” frequency rank
- 58821
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | máximos | medimos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de máximo. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de medir o de medirse. |
Where the eye mixes máximos and medimos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. máximos and medimos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: máximos vs medimos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: máximos is [ˈmaksimos] while medimos is [meˈð̞imos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58821, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
máximos is recorded at frequency rank #10,890, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmaksimos]. medimos is at rank #47,931, tagged as averb, pronounced [meˈð̞imos].
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 58821, this pair ranks #65,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of máximos vs medimos
Shared letters: imos. Private to "máximos": xá. Private to "medimos": de.
"máximos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "medimos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- medimos ← emdimos · mdeimos · meddimos · medimmos · medimoss · medimso · medioms · medmios
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "máximos" for "medimos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "máximos" or "medimos"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "máximos" and "medimos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "máximos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "medimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "máximos" and "medimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "medimos vs modismos". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #65,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.