míosvsmoTell them apart

Which to use

“míos” and “mo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,536
“míos” frequency rank
#7,460
“mo” frequency rank
12996
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature míos mo
Definition Forma del plural de mío. Mi, mío.

Letter map: míos vs mo

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

4 ch
míos
2 ch
mo

Spelling & dictionary notes on míos vs mo

míos and mo are indexed as a confusable Spanish pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12996, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

míos is recorded at frequency rank #5,536, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmios]. 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 12996, this pair ranks #289,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of míos vs mo

Shared letters: mo. Private to "míos": . Private to "mo": -.

"míos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "mo" · 2 letters · shape CV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "míos" for "mo" ever safe?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "míos" or "mo"?
"míos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,536 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 "míos" and "mo". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "míos" 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 #289,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "míos" and "mo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mo vs mur". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #289,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list