meno

[ˈmeno]

/[ˈmeno]/ verb

The verdict

“meno” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #28,071 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.

#28,071
frequency rank, Spanish
4
letters
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de menar.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

meno vs mo
50% similar
meno vs mes
50% similar
meno vs mío
50% similar

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

Key facts for meno
PropertyValue
Headwordmeno
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmeno]
Letters4
Frequency rank#28,071
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “meno” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). meno lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for meno is 4 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmeno]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,071 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de menar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for meno, with forms such as "emno", "menno", and "meon". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mo", "mes", "mío", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is meno, spelled M-E-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de menar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emno,menno,meon,mmeno,mneo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of meno - 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.

emno2menno1meon2mmeno1mneo2
Edit distance from "meno"

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 "meno"?
"meno" is spelled M-E-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmeno].
What does "meno" mean?
As a verb, "meno" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de menar.
What words are commonly confused with "meno"?
"meno" is commonly confused with "mo", "mes", "mío". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "meno"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "meno" is [ˈmeno]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "meno" come from?
"meno" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “meno”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-E-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmeno] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “mo” - see the side-by-side comparison. meno vs mo
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list