mendicante
[mẽn̪d̪iˈkãn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“mendicante” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que mendiga o pide limosna de puerta en puerta.
Corpus desk
Index ES-mendicante · mendicante · Spanish
mendicante · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mendicante |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [mẽn̪d̪iˈkãn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “mendicante” en español
Rare enough to double-check
mendicante is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [mẽn̪d̪iˈkãn̪t̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
mendicante has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is mendicante, spelled M-E-N-D-I-C-A-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Que mendiga o pide limosna de puerta en puerta.
- 2Se dice de las religiones que tiene por instituto pedir limosna y de las que por privilegio gozan de sus inmunidades.
This word in other languages
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.