Which to use
“mismo” and “mismos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #86
- “mismo” frequency rank
- #675
- “mismos” frequency rank
- 761
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mismo | mismos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que dos o más cosas o personas son una sola. | Forma del plural de mismo. |
Where the eye mixes mismo and mismos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mismo and mismos
A purely visual mix-up. mismo ([ˈmismo]) and mismos ([ˈmismos]) 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) - “mismo” sits inside “mismos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 761, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mismo is recorded at frequency rank #86, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmismo]. mismos is at rank #675, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmismos].
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 761, this pair ranks #322,978 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mismo vs mismos
Shared letters: imos. Private to "mismo": -. Private to "mismos": -.
"mismo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mismos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mismo" for "mismos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mismo" or "mismos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mismo" and "mismos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mismo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mismos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #322,978 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mismo" and "mismos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mingo vs mismo". 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 #322,978 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.