Which to use
“morder” and “mordió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,907
- “morder” frequency rank
- #24,959
- “mordió” frequency rank
- 41866
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | morder | mordió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Asir y apretar con los dientes una cosa clavándolos o penetrándolos en ella. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de morder. |
Where the eye mixes morder and mordió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. morder (CVCCVC) and mordió (CVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between morder and mordió
A purely visual mix-up. morder ([moɾˈð̞eɾ]) and mordió ([moɾˈð̞jo]) 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 41866, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
morder is recorded at frequency rank #16,907, classified as averb, pronounced [moɾˈð̞eɾ]. mordió is at rank #24,959, tagged as averb, pronounced [moɾˈð̞jo].
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 41866, this pair ranks #151,349 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of morder vs mordió
Shared letters: dmor. Private to "morder": e. Private to "mordió": ió.
"morder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mordió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- morder ← mmorder · modrer · mordder · morderr · mordre · moredr · morrder · mroder
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "morder" for "mordió" ever safe?
Which is more common, "morder" or "mordió"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "morder" and "mordió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "morder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mordió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,349 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "morder" and "mordió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mondo vs mordió". 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 #151,349 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.