même

[mɛm]

/[mɛm]/ adj

The verdict

“même” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,717 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,717
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mismo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-meme · même · Spanish

même · rank #98,717 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,717
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mutualidades

Nearest frequency peer: mutualidades (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “même”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “même” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for même
PropertyValue
Headwordmême
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[mɛm]
Letters4
Frequency rank#98,717
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “même” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).mêmecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “mutualidades” (#98,716), “mutilan” (#98,715), “musik” (#98,714). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “même” va en #98,717. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

même is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,717 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [mɛm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mismo.".

No misspelling variants are generated for même in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is même, spelled M-Ê-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mismo.

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 "même"?
"même" is spelled M-Ê-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [mɛm].
What does "même" mean?
As an adjective, "même" means: Mismo.
How do you pronounce "même"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "même" is [mɛm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list