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

#2,787
“modos” frequency rank
#5,337
“muros” frequency rank
8124
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature modos muros
Definition Forma del plural de modo. Forma del plural de muro.

Where the eye mixes modos and muros

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
modos
5 ch
muros

Visual trap between modos and muros

A purely visual mix-up. modos ([ˈmoð̞os]) and muros ([ˈmuɾos]) 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 8124, 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]. muros is at rank #5,337, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmuɾos].

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 8124, this pair ranks #305,929 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of modos vs muros

Shared letters: mos. Private to "modos": d. Private to "muros": ru.

"modos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "muros" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • modosmdoos · mmodos · moddos · modoss · modso · moods · omdos
  • murosmmuros · mruos · muors · muross · murros · murso · umros

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "modos" and "muros" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmoð̞os] versus [ˈmuɾos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "modos" vs "muros" - which ranks higher?
"modos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,787 in our Spanish list, against #5,337 for "muros". 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 "modos" and "muros" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "modos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "muros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #305,929 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "modos" and "muros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mur vs muros". 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 #305,929 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