timovstodoConfusable pair

Quick tell: timo is a noun, todo is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“timo” is a noun and “todo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#20,844
“timo” frequency rank
#34
“todo” frequency rank
20878
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature timo todo
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. Que se considera completo tanto en sus atributos como en número.

Where the eye mixes timo and todo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
timo
4 ch
todo

Visual trap between timo and todo

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: timo is [ˈt̪imo] while todo is [ˈt̪oð̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 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 20878, 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]. todo is at rank #34, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪oð̞o].

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 20878, this pair ranks #257,371 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of timo vs todo

Shared letters: ot. Private to "timo": im. Private to "todo": d.

"timo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "todo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • timoitmo · timmo · tiom · tmio · ttimo
  • todootdo · tdoo · toddo · tood · ttodo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "timo" and "todo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "timo" is a noun and "todo" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "timo" vs "todo" - which ranks higher?
"todo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34 in our Spanish list, against #20,844 for "timo". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "timo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "todo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #257,371 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "timo" and "todo" 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 #257,371 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list