Which to use
“timo” and “timón” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,844
- “timo” frequency rank
- #18,701
- “timón” frequency rank
- 39545
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | timo | timón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Glándula que controlar el sistema inmunitario del organismo en los mamíferos. Es bilobulada, ubicándose en el mediastino, detrás del esternón. Sus secreciones controlan el desarrollo del sistema linfático y el crecimiento; alcanza su mayor tamaño en la pubertad, reduciéndose luego. La de algunos animales es muy apreciada en gastronomía con el nombre de molleja. | Máquina compuesta de varias piezas de madera formando un conjunto aplanado, que se coloca verticalmente en el codaste de las embarcaciones, asegurándola por medio de machos de bronce o hierro que encajan en otras tantas hembras que hay en él. Sirve el timón manejado, por la caña que se hace firme a su extremo superior o cabeza, para dar a la nave siempre que camina o está aproada a una corriente, todos los movimientos giratorios que son necesarios. En los buques de hierro se compone el timón de planchas del mismo material; y en las embarcaciones menores se reduce a una tabla; en muchas de estas suelen estar los machos clavados en el codaste. |
Where the eye mixes timo and timón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses timo with timón
A purely visual mix-up. timo ([ˈt̪imo]) and timón ([t̪iˈmõn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39545, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
timo is recorded at frequency rank #20,844, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪imo]. timón is at rank #18,701, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪iˈmõn].
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 39545, this pair ranks #163,899 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of timo vs timón
Shared letters: imt. Private to "timo": o. Private to "timón": nó.
"timo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "timón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- timo ← itmo · timmo · tiom · tmio · ttimo
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "timo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "timón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,899 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "timo" and "timón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tapo vs timo". 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 #163,899 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.