letra minúscula
[ˈlet̪ɾa miˈnuskula]
The verdict
“letra minúscula” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Letra o tipografía de uso habitual en la escritura, de menor tamaño que la mayúscula y a menudo de forma distinta.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | letra minúscula |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈlet̪ɾa miˈnuskula] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “letra minúscula” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
letra minúscula is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈlet̪ɾa miˈnuskula]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Letra o tipografía de uso habitual en la escritura, de menor tamaño que la mayúscula y a menudo de forma distinta.".
Zero misspellings are on record for letra minúscula in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is letra minúscula, spelled L-E-T-R-A- -M-I-N-Ú-S-C-U-L-A.
Definition
- 1Letra o tipografía de uso habitual en la escritura, de menor tamaño que la mayúscula y a menudo de forma distinta.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “letra minúscula”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-E-T-R-A- -M-I-N-Ú-S-C-U-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈlet̪ɾa miˈnuskula] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.