Which to use
“tímido” and “tímidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,749
- “tímido” frequency rank
- #32,912
- “tímidos” frequency rank
- 48661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tímido | tímidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que reacciona de forma insegura y con vergüenza ante el contacto o la presencia de otros, que siente timidez. | Forma del plural de tímido. |
Where the eye mixes tímido and tímidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. tímido runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against tímidos's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tímido vs tímidos
A purely visual mix-up. tímido ([ˈt̪imið̞o]) and tímidos ([ˈt̪imið̞os]) 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) - “tímido” sits inside “tímidos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48661, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tímido is recorded at frequency rank #15,749, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪imið̞o]. 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 48661, this pair ranks #113,198 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tímido vs tímidos
Shared letters: dimotí. Private to "tímido": -. Private to "tímidos": s.
"tímido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tímidos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tímido" and "tímidos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tímido" vs "tímidos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tímido" and "tímidos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tímido" 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 #113,198 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tímido" and "tímidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tibios vs tímidos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #113,198 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.