Which to use
“mundo” and “mundos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #97
- “mundo” frequency rank
- #6,926
- “mundos” frequency rank
- 7023
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mundo | mundos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Totalidad de lo existente. | Forma del plural de mundo. |
Where the eye mixes mundo and mundos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mundo runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against mundos's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mundo vs mundos
A purely visual mix-up. mundo ([ˈmũn̪d̪o]) and mundos ([ˈmũn̪d̪os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “mundo” sits inside “mundos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7023, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mundo is recorded at frequency rank #97, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmũn̪d̪o]. mundos is at rank #6,926, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmũn̪d̪os].
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 7023, this pair ranks #309,149 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mundo vs mundos
Shared letters: dmnou. Private to "mundo": -. Private to "mundos": s.
"mundo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mundos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mundo" and "mundos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mundo" or "mundos"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mundo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mundos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,149 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mundo" and "mundos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mantos vs mundos". 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 #309,149 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.