Which to use
“miedo” and “mimo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #487
- “miedo” frequency rank
- #23,137
- “mimo” frequency rank
- 23624
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | miedo | mimo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Emoción de ansiedad difícil de controlar causada por algo que puede causar algún daño físico, emocional, patrimonial etc. Tanto el objeto que causa el miedo como la posibilidad de causar daño pueden ser reales o imaginarios. | Caricia. |
Where the eye mixes miedo and mimo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between miedo and mimo
A purely visual mix-up. miedo ([ˈmjeð̞o]) and mimo ([ˈmimo]) 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 23624, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
miedo is recorded at frequency rank #487, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmjeð̞o]. mimo is at rank #23,137, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmimo].
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 23624, this pair ranks #244,916 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of miedo vs mimo
Shared letters: imo. Private to "miedo": de. Private to "mimo": -.
"miedo" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "mimo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "miedo" and "mimo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "miedo" vs "mimo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "miedo" and "mimo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "miedo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mimo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #244,916 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "miedo" and "mimo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mimo vs minor". 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 #244,916 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.