Which to use
“médico” is an adjective and “medidos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,177
- “médico” frequency rank
- #40,950
- “medidos” frequency rank
- 42127
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | médico | medidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Propio de la medicina o relacionado con ella. | Forma del plural de medido, participio de medir. |
Where the eye mixes médico and medidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. médico runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against medidos's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between médico and medidos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: médico is [ˈmeð̞iko] while medidos is [meˈð̞ið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42127, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
médico is recorded at frequency rank #1,177, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmeð̞iko]. medidos is at rank #40,950, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [meˈð̞ið̞os].
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 42127, this pair ranks #149,957 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of médico vs medidos
Shared letters: dimo. Private to "médico": cé. Private to "medidos": es.
"médico" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "medidos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- medidos ← emdidos · mdeidos · meddidos · meddios · mediddos · medidoss · medidso · mediods
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "médico" for "medidos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "médico" or "medidos"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "médico" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "medidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,957 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "médico" and "medidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "medidos vs medimos". 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 #149,957 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.