Spanish word

mismo

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈmismo/

Meaning

  • adjectivesame

Example

Usamos la misma contraseña.

We use the same password.

Illustration for mismo (same)

More examples

Llegaron el mismo día.

They arrived on the same day.

Core concept

The very same person or thing.

Common phrases

  • la misma idea

    the same idea

  • el mismo problema

    the same problem

  • a la misma hora

    at the same time

Similar words

igual: Equal in amount or quality.
idéntico: Exactly identical and indistinguishable.
propio: Belonging to a person or thing.
semejante: Similar in shape or quality.

Definition in Spanish

Marca que dos cosas son exactamente iguales; también funciona como pronombre enfático (ella misma) y forma la locución neutra lo mismo para expresar coincidencia o indiferencia.

Word origin

The word comes from Vulgar Latin metipsimus, built from Latin met- 'intensive' and ipse 'self', and it develops to mark exact identity rather than mere similarity.

Usage tips

  • Mismo contrasts with igual: igual compares qualities or amounts while mismo singles out the identical entity, and mismo also appears as an emphatic pronoun and as an adverb in phrases like ahora mismo.

Other meanings

  • the same onepronoun
  • oneselfpronoun
  • justadverb

Opposites

Related words

  • mismísimoexact sameadjective

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