modasvsmodosWhich spelling fits?

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

#16,385
“modas” frequency rank
#2,787
“modos” frequency rank
19172
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature modas modos
Definition Forma del plural de moda. Forma del plural de modo.

Where the eye mixes modas and modos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
modas
5 ch
modos

Look-alike desk: modas vs modos

A purely visual mix-up. modas ([ˈmoð̞as]) and modos ([ˈmoð̞os]) 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 a single letter - a in “modas” becomes o in “modos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

modas is recorded at frequency rank #16,385, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmoð̞as]. modos is at rank #2,787, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmoð̞os].

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 19172, this pair ranks #264,876 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of modas vs modos

Shared letters: dmos. Private to "modas": a. Private to "modos": -.

"modas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "modos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • modasmdoas · mmodas · moads · modass · moddas · modsa · omdas
  • modosmdoos · mmodos · moddos · modoss · modso · moods · omdos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "modas" and "modos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmoð̞as] versus [ˈmoð̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "modas" vs "modos" - which ranks higher?
"modos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,787 in our Spanish list, against #16,385 for "modas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "modas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "modos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #264,876 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "modas" and "modos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modal vs modas". 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 #264,876 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