multimediavsmultimediosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: multimedia is a adjective, multimedios is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“multimedia” is an adjective and “multimedios” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,864
“multimedia” frequency rank
#45,460
“multimedios” frequency rank
55324
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature multimedia multimedios
Definition Que difunde información combinando diferentes recursos, tales como animación, textos y material sonoro. Variante de multimedio.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set multimedia and multimedios apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
multimedia
11 ch
multimedios

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: multimedia is [mul̪t̪iˈmeð̞ja] while multimedios is [mul̪t̪iˈmeð̞jos]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55324, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

multimedia is recorded at frequency rank #9,864, classified as anadj, pronounced [mul̪t̪iˈmeð̞ja]. multimedios is at rank #45,460, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mul̪t̪iˈmeð̞jos].

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 55324, this pair ranks #79,423 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of multimedia vs multimedios

Shared letters: deilmtu. Private to "multimedia": a. Private to "multimedios": os.

"multimedia" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVV  ·  "multimedios" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • multimediamlutimedia · mmultimedia · mulitmedia · mulltimedia · multiemdia · multimdeia · multimedai · multimeddia
  • multimediosmlutimedios · mmultimedios · mulitmedios · mulltimedios · multiemdios · multimdeios · multimeddios · multimedioss

Frequency comparison

multimedia#9,864
multimedios#45,460

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "multimedia" and "multimedios" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "multimedia" is an adjective and "multimedios" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "multimedia" or "multimedios"?
"multimedia" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,864 in our Spanish list, against #45,460 for "multimedios". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering multimedia vs multimedios

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “multimedia”; for a noun, it's “multimedios”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “multimedia” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list