Which to use
“tímida” and “tímido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,724
- “tímida” frequency rank
- #15,749
- “tímido” frequency rank
- 32473
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tímida | tímido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de tímido. | Que reacciona de forma insegura y con vergüenza ante el contacto o la presencia de otros, que siente timidez. |
Where the eye mixes tímida and tímido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tímida and tímido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses tímida with tímido
A purely visual mix-up. tímida ([ˈt̪imið̞a]) and tímido ([ˈt̪imið̞o]) 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 a single letter - a in “tímida” becomes o in “tímido”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32473, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tímida is recorded at frequency rank #16,724, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪imið̞a]. tímido is at rank #15,749, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪imið̞o].
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 32473, this pair ranks #201,768 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tímida vs tímido
Shared letters: dimtí. Private to "tímida": a. Private to "tímido": o.
"tímida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tímido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tímida" for "tímido" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tímida" vs "tímido" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tímida" and "tímido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tímida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tímido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #201,768 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tímida" and "tímido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tejida vs tímida". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #201,768 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.