mensáfono

[mẽnˈsafono]

/[mẽnˈsafono]/ noun

The verdict

“mensáfono” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrumento o aparato portátil que recibe mensajes enviados a distancia.

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Index ES-mensafono · mensáfono · Spanish

mensáfono · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for mensáfono
PropertyValue
Headwordmensáfono
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mẽnˈsafono]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “mensáfono” en español

mensáfonono entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mensáfono is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [mẽnˈsafono]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Instrumento o aparato portátil que recibe mensajes enviados a distancia.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for mensáfono, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is mensáfono, spelled M-E-N-S-Á-F-O-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrumento o aparato portátil que recibe mensajes enviados a distancia.

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mensáfono"?
"mensáfono" is spelled M-E-N-S-Á-F-O-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [mẽnˈsafono].
What does "mensáfono" mean?
As a noun, "mensáfono" means: Instrumento o aparato portátil que recibe mensajes enviados a distancia.
How do you pronounce "mensáfono"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mensáfono" is [mẽnˈsafono]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mensáfono" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list