meneo

[meˈneo]

/[meˈneo]/ verb

The verdict

“meneo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,992 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,992
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de menear o de menearse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-meneo · meneo · Spanish

meneo · rank #63,992 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,992
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH menear

Nearest frequency peer: menear (-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 “meneo”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for meneo
PropertyValue
Headwordmeneo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[meˈneo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#63,992
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “meneo” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).meneocae 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: “menear” (#63,991), “mercantilismo” (#63,993), “mencionaré” (#63,990). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “meneo” va en #63,992. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

meneo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,992 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [meˈneo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de menear o de menearse.".

meneo has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is meneo, spelled M-E-N-E-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de menear o de menearse.

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 "meneo"?
"meneo" is spelled M-E-N-E-O. The IPA pronunciation is [meˈneo].
What does "meneo" mean?
As a verb, "meneo" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de menear o de menearse.
How do you pronounce "meneo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "meneo" is [meˈneo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "meneo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list