Which to use
“molido” and “mondo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,719
- “molido” frequency rank
- #44,876
- “mondo” frequency rank
- 70595
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | molido | mondo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Machacado o triturado hasta que del cuerpo o los cuerpos originales solo queda una especie de polvo. | Limpio y libre de cosas superfluas, mezcladas, añadidas o adherentes. |
Where the eye mixes molido and mondo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. molido runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against mondo's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between molido and mondo
A purely visual mix-up. molido ([moˈlið̞o]) and mondo ([ˈmõn̪d̪o]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70595, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
molido is recorded at frequency rank #25,719, classified as anadj, pronounced [moˈlið̞o]. mondo is at rank #44,876, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmõn̪d̪o].
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 70595, this pair ranks #29,337 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of molido vs mondo
Shared letters: dmo. Private to "molido": il. Private to "mondo": n.
"molido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "mondo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "molido" and "mondo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "molido" or "mondo" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "molido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mondo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,337 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "molido" and "mondo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mondo vs month". 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 #29,337 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.