Which to use
“midió” and “mido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,814
- “midió” frequency rank
- #28,451
- “mido” frequency rank
- 67265
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | midió | mido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de medir o de medirse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de medir o de medirse. |
Where the eye mixes midió and mido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. midió runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against mido's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses midió with mido
A purely visual mix-up. midió ([miˈð̞jo]) and mido ([ˈmið̞o]) 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 67265, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
midió is recorded at frequency rank #38,814, classified as averb, pronounced [miˈð̞jo]. mido is at rank #28,451, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmið̞o].
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 67265, this pair ranks #37,609 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of midió vs mido
Shared letters: dim. Private to "midió": ó. Private to "mido": o.
"midió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "mido" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mido ← imdo · mdio · middo · miod · mmido
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "midió" and "mido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "midió" vs "mido" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "midió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,609 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "midió" and "mido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "midió vs mingo". 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 #37,609 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.