Which to use
“milímetro” and “milímetros” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,887
- “milímetro” frequency rank
- #12,872
- “milímetros” frequency rank
- 44759
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | milímetro | milímetros |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unidad de longitud equivalente a una milésima parte de un metro, ó 10⁻³ metros. | Forma del plural de milímetro. |
Where the eye mixes milímetro and milímetros
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. milímetro runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCCV) against milímetros's 10 (CVCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: milímetro vs milímetros
A purely visual mix-up. milímetro ([miˈlimet̪ɾo]) and milímetros ([miˈlimet̪ɾos]) 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 extra letter(s) - “milímetro” sits inside “milímetros”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44759, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
milímetro is recorded at frequency rank #31,887, classified as anoun, pronounced [miˈlimet̪ɾo]. milímetros is at rank #12,872, tagged as anoun, pronounced [miˈlimet̪ɾos].
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 44759, this pair ranks #135,285 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of milímetro vs milímetros
Shared letters: eilmortí. Private to "milímetro": -. Private to "milímetros": s.
"milímetro" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV · "milímetros" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "milímetro" and "milímetros" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "milímetro" or "milímetros"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "milímetro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "milímetros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #135,285 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
Confusion rank #135,285 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.