modosvsmudosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: modos is a noun, mudos is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“modos” is a noun and “mudos” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,787
“modos” frequency rank
#35,151
“mudos” frequency rank
37938
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature modos mudos
Definition Forma del plural de modo. Forma del plural masculino de mudo.

Where the eye mixes modos and mudos

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

5 ch
modos
5 ch
mudos

Look-alike desk: modos vs mudos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: modos is [ˈmoð̞os] while mudos is [ˈmuð̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - o in “modos” becomes u in “mudos”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

modos is recorded at frequency rank #2,787, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmoð̞os]. mudos is at rank #35,151, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmuð̞os].

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 37938, this pair ranks #172,665 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of modos vs mudos

Shared letters: dmos. Private to "modos": -. Private to "mudos": u.

"modos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "mudos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • modosmdoos · mmodos · moddos · modoss · modso · moods · omdos
  • mudosmduos · mmudos · muddos · mudoss · mudso · muods · umdos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "modos" and "mudos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "modos" is a noun and "mudos" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "modos" vs "mudos" - which ranks higher?
"modos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,787 in our Spanish list, against #35,151 for "mudos". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "modos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mudos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #172,665 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "modos" and "mudos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mudamos vs mudos". 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 #172,665 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