Which to use
“medido” is a verb and “medidos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,122
- “medido” frequency rank
- #40,950
- “medidos” frequency rank
- 61072
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | medido | medidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de medir. | Forma del plural de medido, participio de medir. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set medido and medidos apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: medido is [meˈð̞ið̞o] while medidos is [meˈð̞ið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “medido” sits inside “medidos”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61072, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
medido is recorded at frequency rank #20,122, classified as averb, pronounced [meˈð̞ið̞o]. 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 61072, this pair ranks #56,731 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of medido vs medidos
Shared letters: deimo. Private to "medido": -. Private to "medidos": s.
"medido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "medidos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "medido" and "medidos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "medido" or "medidos"?
Remembering medido vs medidos
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “medido”; for a participle, it's “medidos”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “medido” entry
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