midióvsmisiónWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: midió is a verb, misión is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“midió” is a verb and “misión” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#38,814
“midió” frequency rank
#1,323
“misión” frequency rank
40137
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature midió misión
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de medir o de medirse. Encargo especial que se da a uno para que desempeñe algún negocio.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set midió and misión apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
midió
6 ch
misión

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: midió is [miˈð̞jo] while misión is [miˈsjõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40137, 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]. misión is at rank #1,323, tagged as anoun, pronounced [miˈsjõn].

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 40137, this pair ranks #160,688 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of midió vs misión

Shared letters: imó. Private to "midió": d. Private to "misión": ns.

"midió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "misión" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Frequency comparison

midió#38,814
misión#1,323

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "midió" and "misión" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "midió" is a verb and "misión" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "midió" or "misión"?
"misión" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,323 in our Spanish list, against #38,814 for "midió". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering midió vs misión

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “midió”; for a noun, it's “misión”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “midió” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list