midióvsmudoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: midió is a verb, mudo is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#38,814
“midió” frequency rank
#10,713
“mudo” frequency rank
49527
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature midió mudo
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de medir o de medirse. Que no habla o que no puede hablar, de manera permanente o temporal.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set midió and mudo apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
midió
4 ch
mudo

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: midió is [miˈð̞jo] while mudo is [ˈmuð̞o]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49527, 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]. mudo is at rank #10,713, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmuð̞o].

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 49527, this pair ranks #108,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of midió vs mudo

Shared letters: dm. Private to "midió": . Private to "mudo": ou.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mudomduo · mmudo · muddo · muod · umdo

Frequency comparison

midió#38,814
mudo#10,713

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "midió" and "mudo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "midió" is a verb and "mudo" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "midió" or "mudo"?
"mudo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,713 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.

Remembering midió vs mudo

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “midió”; for an adjective, it's “mudo”.
  • 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