Which to use
“miedo” is a noun and “mío” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #487
- “miedo” frequency rank
- #1,684
- “mío” frequency rank
- 2171
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | miedo | mío |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Pronombre posesivo de la primera persona (yo). Se refiere a lo que es propio o pertenece a mí. |
Where the eye mixes miedo and mío
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between miedo and mío
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: miedo is [ˈmjeð̞o] while mío is [ˈmio]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2171, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
miedo is recorded at frequency rank #487, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmjeð̞o]. mío is at rank #1,684, tagged as apron, pronounced [ˈmio].
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 2171, this pair ranks #320,848 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of miedo vs mío
Shared letters: mo. Private to "miedo": dei. Private to "mío": í.
"miedo" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "mío" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- miedo ← imedo · mideo · mieddo · mieod · mmiedo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "miedo" for "mío" ever safe?
Which is more common, "miedo" or "mío"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "miedo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mío" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #320,848 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "miedo" and "mío" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mío vs mur". 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 #320,848 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.