Which to use
“molido” is an adjective and “movidos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,719
- “molido” frequency rank
- #38,833
- “movidos” frequency rank
- 64552
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | molido | movidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Machacado o triturado hasta que del cuerpo o los cuerpos originales solo queda una especie de polvo. | Forma del plural de movido, participio de mover. |
Where the eye mixes molido and movidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. molido runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against movidos's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between molido and movidos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: molido is [moˈlið̞o] while movidos is [moˈβ̞ið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64552, 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]. movidos is at rank #38,833, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [moˈβ̞ið̞os].
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 64552, this pair ranks #45,243 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of molido vs movidos
Shared letters: dimo. Private to "molido": l. Private to "movidos": sv.
"molido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "movidos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "molido" for "movidos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "molido" or "movidos"?
Useful next steps
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 "movidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,243 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "molido" and "movidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "medidos vs movidos". 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 #45,243 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.