midióvsmigoWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“midió” and “migo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#38,814
“midió” frequency rank
#37,217
“migo” frequency rank
76031
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature midió migo
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 migar.

Where the eye mixes midió and migo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. midió runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against migo's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
midió
4 ch
migo

Visual trap between midió and migo

A purely visual mix-up. midió ([miˈð̞jo]) and migo ([ˈmiɣ̞o]) 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 76031, 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]. migo is at rank #37,217, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmiɣ̞o].

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 76031, this pair ranks #18,442 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of midió vs migo

Shared letters: im. Private to "midió": dó. Private to "migo": go.

"midió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "migo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • migo ← imgo · mgio · miggo · miog · mmigo

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "midió" for "migo" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([miˈð̞jo] versus [ˈmiɣ̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "midió" vs "migo" - which ranks higher?
"migo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,217 in our Spanish list, against #38,814 for "midió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "midió" and "migo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "midió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "migo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #18,442 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "midió" and "migo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "migo vs minga". 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 #18,442 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list