Which to use
“meo” and “mood” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,894
- “meo” frequency rank
- #47,266
- “mood” frequency rank
- 66160
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meo | mood |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Orina. | Humor, estado de ánimo. |
Where the eye mixes meo and mood
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. meo runs 3 letters (CVV) against mood's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: meo vs mood
A purely visual mix-up. meo ([ˈmeo]) and mood (/muːd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66160, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meo is recorded at frequency rank #18,894, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmeo]. mood is at rank #47,266, tagged as anoun, pronounced /muːd/.
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 66160, this pair ranks #40,607 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of meo vs mood
Shared letters: mo. Private to "meo": e. Private to "mood": d.
"meo" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "mood" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mood ← mmood · mod · moodd · omod
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "meo" for "mood" ever safe?
Which is more common, "meo" or "mood"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "meo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mood" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,607 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meo" and "mood" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mood vs mop". 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 #40,607 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.