menor
Spanish, noun/meˈnoɾ/
menor is spelled M-E-N-O-R (5 letters) and appears 115 times per million words in written Spanish, the 765th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Menor is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “minor (person under the age of majority)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a comparative degree of pequeño: smaller.
What does menor mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinecomparative degree of pequeño: smaller
- 2
femininemasculinecomparative degree of joven: younger
- 3
femininemasculinesuperlative degree of pequeño: smallest
- 4
femininemasculinesuperlative degree of joven: youngest
el menor del grupo
- 5
femininemasculineunderage, underaged (under the age of majority)
- 6
colloquialfemininemasculine(of a person) underage, underaged (under 18)
noun
- 1
femininemasculineminor (person under the age of majority)
- 2
colloquialfemininemasculineminor (person under 18)
- 3
femininemasculinekid, child
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Comparativo irregular de pequeño. 2. Comparativo irregular de joven.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of menor
- menores feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce menor?
- /meˈnoɾ/
- [meˈnoɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to menor
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is menor in Spanish?
menor appears 115 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).