míovsmoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: mío is a pronoun, mo is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“mío” is a pronoun and “mo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,684
“mío” frequency rank
#7,460
“mo” frequency rank
9144
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mío mo
Definition Pronombre posesivo de la primera persona (yo). Se refiere a lo que es propio o pertenece a mí. Mi, mío.

Letter map: mío vs mo

Shared letters muted; letters that set mío and mo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch
mío
2 ch
mo

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mío is apronoun and moanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9144, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mío is recorded at frequency rank #1,684, classified as apron, pronounced [ˈmio]. mo is at rank #7,460, tagged as anadj.

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 9144, this pair ranks #302,847 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of mío vs mo

Shared letters: mo. Private to "mío": í. Private to "mo": -.

"mío" · 3 letters · shape CVV  ·  "mo" · 2 letters · shape CV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mío" and "mo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mío" is a pronoun and "mo" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "mío" or "mo"?
"mío" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,684 in our Spanish list, against #7,460 for "mo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "mío" and "mo". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mío" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #302,847 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mío" and "mo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mo vs mur". Nearby pair

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list