mendocina

[mẽn̪d̪oˈsina]

/[mẽn̪d̪oˈsina]/ adj

The verdict

“mendocina” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,531 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,531
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino de mendocino.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mendocina · mendocina · Spanish

mendocina · rank #65,531 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,531
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mencía

Nearest frequency peer: Mencía (-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 “mendocina”

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 “mendocina” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mendocina
PropertyValue
Headwordmendocina
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[mẽn̪d̪oˈsina]
Letters9
Frequency rank#65,531
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “mendocina” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).mendocinacae 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: “Mencía” (#65,530), “metaleros” (#65,532), “menaje” (#65,529). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mendocina” va en #65,531. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mendocina is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,531 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [mẽn̪d̪oˈsina]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino de mendocino.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mendocina, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is mendocina, spelled M-E-N-D-O-C-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de mendocino.

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 "mendocina"?
"mendocina" is spelled M-E-N-D-O-C-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [mẽn̪d̪oˈsina].
What does "mendocina" mean?
As an adjective, "mendocina" means: Forma del femenino de mendocino.
How do you pronounce "mendocina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mendocina" is [mẽn̪d̪oˈsina]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mendocina" come from?
"mendocina" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list