Which to use
“mitad” and “mitades” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #809
- “mitad” frequency rank
- #28,076
- “mitades” frequency rank
- 28885
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mitad | mitades |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Al dividir un todo en dos partes iguales, cada una de dichas partes. | Forma del plural de mitad. |
Where the eye mixes mitad and mitades
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mitad vs mitades
A purely visual mix-up. mitad ([miˈt̪að̞]) and mitades ([miˈt̪að̞es]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “mitad” sits inside “mitades”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28885, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mitad is recorded at frequency rank #809, classified as anoun, pronounced [miˈt̪að̞]. mitades is at rank #28,076, tagged as anoun, pronounced [miˈt̪að̞es].
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 28885, this pair ranks #219,730 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mitad vs mitades
Shared letters: adimt. Private to "mitad": -. Private to "mitades": es.
"mitad" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mitades" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mitad" and "mitades" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mitad" or "mitades" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mitad" and "mitades" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mitad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mitades" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,730 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mitad" and "mitades" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "milanés vs mitades". 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 #219,730 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.