Which to use
“movidos” is a participle and “movió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,833
- “movidos” frequency rank
- #13,096
- “movió” frequency rank
- 51929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | movidos | movió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de movido, participio de mover. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de mover. |
Where the eye mixes movidos and movió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. movidos runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against movió's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses movidos with movió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: movidos is [moˈβ̞ið̞os] while movió is [moˈβ̞jo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51929, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
movidos is recorded at frequency rank #38,833, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [moˈβ̞ið̞os]. movió is at rank #13,096, tagged as averb, pronounced [moˈβ̞jo].
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 51929, this pair ranks #95,304 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of movidos vs movió
Shared letters: imov. Private to "movidos": ds. Private to "movió": ó.
"movidos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "movió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- movidos ← mmovidos · mobidos · moivdos · movdios · moviddos · movidoss · movidso · moviods
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "movidos" for "movió" ever safe?
Which is more common, "movidos" or "movió"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "movidos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "movió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,304 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "movidos" and "movió" 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 #95,304 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.