Which to use
“monde” is a verb and “mondo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,127
- “monde” frequency rank
- #44,876
- “mondo” frequency rank
- 65003
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | monde | mondo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de mondar. | Limpio y libre de cosas superfluas, mezcladas, añadidas o adherentes. |
Where the eye mixes monde and mondo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. monde and mondo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between monde and mondo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: monde is [ˈmõn̪d̪e] while mondo is [ˈmõn̪d̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “monde” becomes o in “mondo”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65003, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
monde is recorded at frequency rank #20,127, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmõn̪d̪e]. 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 65003, this pair ranks #43,909 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of monde vs mondo
Shared letters: dmno. Private to "monde": e. Private to "mondo": -.
"monde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mondo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "monde" for "mondo" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "monde" or "mondo" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "monde" 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 #43,909 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "monde" 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 #43,909 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.