Which to use
“miedos” is a noun and “míos” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,991
- “miedos” frequency rank
- #5,536
- “míos” frequency rank
- 14527
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | miedos | míos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de miedo | Forma del plural de mío. |
Where the eye mixes miedos and míos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses miedos with míos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: miedos is [ˈmjeð̞os] while míos is [ˈmios]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14527, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
miedos is recorded at frequency rank #8,991, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmjeð̞os]. míos is at rank #5,536, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmios].
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 14527, this pair ranks #283,779 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of miedos vs míos
Shared letters: mos. Private to "miedos": dei. Private to "míos": í.
"miedos" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "míos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- miedos ← imedos · meidos · mideos · mieddos · miedoss · miedso · mieods · mmiedos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "miedos" for "míos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "miedos" vs "míos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "miedos" and "míos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "miedos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "míos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #283,779 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "miedos" and "míos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "minor vs míos". 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 #283,779 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.