mentiroso

[mẽn̪t̪iˈɾoso]

/[mẽn̪t̪iˈɾoso]/ adj

The verdict

“mentiroso” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,551. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,551
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se dice de la persona que falta a la verdad, que miente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mentiroso · mentiroso · Spanish

mentiroso · rank #8,551 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,551
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH manzanas

Nearest frequency peer: manzanas (-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 “mentiroso”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mentiroso” 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).

mentiroso vs mentirosos
90% similar
mentiroso vs mentirosa
89% similar

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

Key facts for mentiroso
PropertyValue
Headwordmentiroso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[mẽn̪t̪iˈɾoso]
Letters9
Frequency rank#8,551
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “mentiroso”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).mentirosocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “manzanas” (#8,550), “monarca” (#8,552), “Luce” (#8,549). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mentiroso” va en #8,551. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around mentiroso (IPA [mẽn̪t̪iˈɾoso]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,551 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Se dice de la persona que falta a la verdad, que miente.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for mentiroso, with forms such as "emntiroso", "menitroso", and "menntiroso". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "mentirosos", "mentirosa", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is mentiroso, spelled M-E-N-T-I-R-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se dice de la persona que falta a la verdad, que miente.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emntiroso
  • menitroso
  • menntiroso
  • mentiorso
  • mentiroos
  • mentirosso
  • mentirroso
  • mentirsoo
  • mentrioso
  • menttiroso
  • metniroso
  • mmentiroso
  • mnetiroso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mentiroso - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

emntiroso2menitroso2menntiroso1mentiorso2mentiroos2mentirosso1mentirroso1mentirsoo2
Edit distance from "mentiroso"

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 "mentiroso"?
"mentiroso" is spelled M-E-N-T-I-R-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [mẽn̪t̪iˈɾoso].
What does "mentiroso" mean?
As an adjective, "mentiroso" means: Se dice de la persona que falta a la verdad, que miente.
What words are commonly confused with "mentiroso"?
"mentiroso" is commonly confused with "mentirosos", "mentirosa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mentiroso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mentiroso" is [mẽn̪t̪iˈɾoso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mentiroso" come from?
"mentiroso" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list