mendigo

[mẽn̪ˈd̪iɣ̞o]

/[mẽn̪ˈd̪iɣ̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“mendigo” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #21,751. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,751
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona que se dedica a pedir limosna o dádivas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mendigo · mendigo · Spanish

mendigo · rank #21,751 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,751
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mart

Nearest frequency peer: mart (-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 “mendigo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mendigo” 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).

mendigo vs mentido
71% similar
mendigo vs mendigos
88% similar
mendigo vs medio
71% similar

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

Key facts for mendigo
PropertyValue
Headwordmendigo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mẽn̪ˈd̪iɣ̞o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,751
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “mendigo”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “mart” (#21,750), “Microscopio” (#21,752), “marioneta” (#21,749). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mendigo” va en #21,751. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around mendigo (IPA [mẽn̪ˈd̪iɣ̞o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,751 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for mendigo, with forms such as "emndigo", "mednigo", and "menddigo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "mentido", "mendigos", "medio", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 mendigo, spelled M-E-N-D-I-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que se dedica a pedir limosna o dádivas.
  2. 2
    En sentido figurado, persona que ruega a otra por amor, cariño, atención o sexo.

Synonyms

indigentenecesitado

This word in other languages

beggar(English)mendiant(Français)Bettler(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emndigo
  • mednigo
  • menddigo
  • mendgio
  • mendiggo
  • mendiog
  • menidgo
  • menndigo
  • mmendigo
  • mnedigo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mendigo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

emndigo2mednigo2menddigo1mendgio2mendiggo1mendiog2menidgo2menndigo1
Edit distance from "mendigo"

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 "mendigo"?
"mendigo" is spelled M-E-N-D-I-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [mẽn̪ˈd̪iɣ̞o].
What does "mendigo" mean?
As a noun, "mendigo" means: Persona que se dedica a pedir limosna o dádivas.
What words are commonly confused with "mendigo"?
"mendigo" is commonly confused with "mentido", "mendigos", "medio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mendigo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mendigo" is [mẽn̪ˈd̪iɣ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mendigo" come from?
"mendigo" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mirarla#21,754Montiel#21,757litigio#21,739limited#21,736

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Lituania10 variantsladeras10 variantspensara10 variantsimpacta10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list