mensaje

[mẽnˈsaxe]

/[mẽnˈsaxe]/ noun

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The verdict

“mensaje” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #688. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#688
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o encargo de decir algo, o bien llevar una cosa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mensaje · mensaje · Spanish

mensaje · rank #688 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #688
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH llegó

Nearest frequency peer: llegó (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “mensaje”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “mensaje” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

mensaje vs montaje
71% similar
mensaje vs metraje
71% similar
mensaje vs message
71% similar

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

Key facts for mensaje
PropertyValue
Headwordmensaje
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mẽnˈsaxe]
Letters7
Frequency rank#688
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “mensaje”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).mensajecae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “llegó” (#687), “negro” (#689), “interés” (#686). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mensaje” va en #688. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around mensaje (IPA [mẽnˈsaxe]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #688 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for mensaje, with forms such as "emnsaje", "menasje", and "mennsaje". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "montaje", "metraje", "message", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is mensaje, spelled M-E-N-S-A-J-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o encargo de decir algo, o bien llevar una cosa.
  2. 2
    Contribución espiritual, ética, intelectual o estética de una persona, doctrina u obra.
  3. 3
    Comunicación oficial entre el Poder Ejecutivo y Legislativo, o de las Asambleas en sí mismas.

This word in other languages

message(English)message(Français)Nachricht(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emnsaje
  • menasje
  • mennsaje
  • mensaej
  • mensajje
  • mensjae
  • menssaje
  • mesnaje
  • mmensaje
  • mnesaje

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mensaje - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

emnsaje2menasje2mennsaje1mensaej2mensajje1mensjae2menssaje1mesnaje2
Edit distance from "mensaje"

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 "mensaje"?
"mensaje" is spelled M-E-N-S-A-J-E. The IPA pronunciation is [mẽnˈsaxe].
What does "mensaje" mean?
As a noun, "mensaje" means: Acción o encargo de decir algo, o bien llevar una cosa.
What words are commonly confused with "mensaje"?
"mensaje" is commonly confused with "montaje", "metraje", "message". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mensaje"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mensaje" is [mẽnˈsaxe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mensaje" come from?
"mensaje" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

interés#686popular#693carrera#682últimos#677

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

blanco10 variantslibros10 variantshermano10 variantscompañía10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list