mixvsmolTell them apart

Which to use

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

#14,406
“mix” frequency rank
#40,405
“mol” frequency rank
54811
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mix mol
Definition Combinación, mezcla. Unidad de cantidad de sustancia empleada en el Sistema Internacional de Unidades, definida como la cantidad de sustancia de un sistema que contiene tantos entes elementales como átomos hay en 0,012 kg del nucleído carbono-12, o como la cantidad de una sustancia cuyo peso en gramos equivale a su número atómico. Si se emplea para expresar la cantidad de una sustancia, debe indicarse a qué tipo de unidades corresponde: átomos, moléculas, etc. El número de unidades contenidas está representado por el número de Avogadro.

Where the eye mixes mix and mol

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch
mix
3 ch
mol

Visual trap between mix and mol

A purely visual mix-up. mix ([ˈmiks]) and mol ([ˈmol]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54811, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mix is recorded at frequency rank #14,406, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmiks]. mol is at rank #40,405, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmol].

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 54811, this pair ranks #81,692 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mix vs mol

Shared letters: m. Private to "mix": ix. Private to "mol": lo.

"mix" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "mol" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "mix" for "mol" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmiks] versus [ˈmol]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "mix" vs "mol" - which ranks higher?
"mix" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,406 in our Spanish list, against #40,405 for "mol". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "mix" and "mol" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mix" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mol" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #81,692 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mix" and "mol" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mol vs mur". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #81,692 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