Which to use
“mides” is a verb and “módem” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,244
- “mides” frequency rank
- #26,541
- “módem” frequency rank
- 64785
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mides | módem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de medir o de medirse. | Dispositivo que permite la comunicación entre dos ordenadores usando una línea telefónica. Al ser el ordenador un sistema digital y las líneas telefónicas convencionales analógicas, en primer lugar el módem del ordenador que envía la información ha de convertir en analógicas las señales digitales (modulación), para que sean transmitidas por la línea telefónica hasta el ordenador de destino, cuyo módem deberá reconvertirlas en digitales (demodulación). |
Where the eye mixes mides and módem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mides and módem follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: mides vs módem
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mides is [ˈmið̞es] while módem is [ˈmoð̞ẽm]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64785, 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]. módem is at rank #26,541, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmoð̞ẽm].
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 64785, this pair ranks #44,581 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mides vs módem
Shared letters: dem. Private to "mides": is. Private to "módem": ó.
"mides" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "módem" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mides ← imdes · mdies · middes · midess · midse · mieds · mmides
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mides" and "módem" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mides" or "módem"?
Useful next steps
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 "módem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,581 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mides" and "módem" 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 #44,581 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.