membrana

[mẽmˈbɾana]

/[mẽmˈbɾana]/ noun

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The verdict

“membrana” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,647. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,647
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Delgada película o lámina, comúnmente de material orgánico o metálico, que cumple una función de separación, protección o recubrimiento.

Corpus desk

Index ES-membrana · membrana · Spanish

membrana · rank #14,647 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #14,647
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mejillas

Nearest frequency peer: mejillas (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “membrana”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “membrana” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

membrana vs membranas
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for membrana
PropertyValue
Headwordmembrana
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mẽmˈbɾana]
Letters8
Frequency rank#14,647
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “membrana”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).membranacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “mejillas” (#14,646), “mensajería” (#14,648), “matrimonial” (#14,645). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “membrana” va en #14,647. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around membrana (IPA [mẽmˈbɾana]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,647 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for membrana, with forms such as "emmbrana", "mebmrana", and "membarna". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "membranas", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is membrana, spelled M-E-M-B-R-A-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Delgada película o lámina, comúnmente de material orgánico o metálico, que cumple una función de separación, protección o recubrimiento.
  2. 2
    Capa de tejido conjuntivo que protege un órgano, separa cavidades, vibra y cumple otras funciones biológicas y físicas diversas.
  3. 3
    Lámina delgada.
  4. 4
    Piel delgada, o material similar, que produce un sonido al ser golpeada o frotada.

This word in other languages

membrane(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emmbrana
  • mebmrana
  • membarna
  • membbrana
  • membraan
  • membranna
  • membrnaa
  • membrrana
  • memmbrana
  • memrbana
  • memvrana
  • mmebrana
  • mmembrana

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of membrana - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

emmbrana2mebmrana2membarna2membbrana1membraan2membranna1membrnaa2membrrana1
Edit distance from "membrana"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "membrana"?
"membrana" is spelled M-E-M-B-R-A-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [mẽmˈbɾana].
What does "membrana" mean?
As a noun, "membrana" means: Delgada película o lámina, comúnmente de material orgánico o metálico, que cumple una función de separación, protección o recubrimiento.
What words are commonly confused with "membrana"?
"membrana" is commonly confused with "membranas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "membrana"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "membrana" is [mẽmˈbɾana]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "membrana" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "membrana", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mejillas#14,646marcadas#14,644luminoso#14,641nombrada#14,660

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

informada13 variantsproceden13 variantshumanista13 variantspuntuales13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list