menear

[meneˈaɾ]

/[meneˈaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“menear” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,991 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,991
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mover algo de un lado a otro.

Corpus desk

Index ES-menear · menear · Spanish

menear · rank #63,991 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,991
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mencionaré

Nearest frequency peer: mencionaré (-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 “menear”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for menear
PropertyValue
Headwordmenear
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[meneˈaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#63,991
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “menear” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.menearcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “mencionaré” (#63,990), “meneo” (#63,992), “Mejías” (#63,989). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “menear” va en #63,991. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

menear is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,991 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [meneˈaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mover algo de un lado a otro.".

menear has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is menear, spelled M-E-N-E-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mover algo de un lado a otro.

Synonyms

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); 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 "menear"?
"menear" is spelled M-E-N-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [meneˈaɾ].
What does "menear" mean?
As a verb, "menear" means: Mover algo de un lado a otro.
How do you pronounce "menear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "menear" is [meneˈaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "menear" come from?
"menear" 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 "menear", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list