Which to use
“mides” and “midió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,244
- “mides” frequency rank
- #38,814
- “midió” frequency rank
- 77058
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mides | midió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de medir o de medirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de medir o de medirse. |
Where the eye mixes mides and midió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mides (CVCVC) and midió (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses mides with midió
A purely visual mix-up. mides ([ˈmið̞es]) and midió ([miˈð̞jo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77058, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mides is recorded at frequency rank #38,244, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmið̞es]. midió is at rank #38,814, tagged as averb, pronounced [miˈð̞jo].
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 77058, this pair ranks #16,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mides vs midió
Shared letters: dim. Private to "mides": es. Private to "midió": ó.
"mides" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "midió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mides ← imdes · mdies · middes · midess · midse · mieds · mmides
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mides" for "midió" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mides" vs "midió" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mides" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "midió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mides" and "midió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "makes vs mides". 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 #16,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.