Which to use
“timidez” is a noun and “tímidos” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,249
- “timidez” frequency rank
- #32,912
- “tímidos” frequency rank
- 56161
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | timidez | tímidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Reacción de inseguridad y vergüenza de una persona, que puede ir acompañada de rubor y sudoración, y en algunos casos llega hasta la incapacidad para actuar. | Forma del plural de tímido. |
Where the eye mixes timidez and tímidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. timidez and tímidos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between timidez and tímidos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: timidez is [t̪imiˈð̞es] while tímidos is [ˈt̪imið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56161, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
timidez is recorded at frequency rank #23,249, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪imiˈð̞es]. tímidos is at rank #32,912, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪imið̞os].
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 56161, this pair ranks #75,782 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of timidez vs tímidos
Shared letters: dimt. Private to "timidez": ez. Private to "tímidos": osí.
"timidez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "tímidos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- timidez ← itmidez · tiimdez · timdiez · timiddez · timidezz · timidze · timiedz · timmidez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "timidez" for "tímidos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "timidez" or "tímidos"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "timidez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tímidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,782 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "timidez" and "tímidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tibios vs tímidos". 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 #75,782 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.