mezquina

[mesˈkina]

/[mesˈkina]/ adj

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The verdict

“mezquina” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #44,315. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,315
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino de mezquino.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mezquina · mezquina · Spanish

mezquina · rank #44,315 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,315
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH meticuloso

Nearest frequency peer: meticuloso (-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 “mezquina”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mezquina” 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).

mezquina vs mezquita
88% similar
mezquina vs mezquino
88% similar
mezquina vs mezquitas
78% similar

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

Key facts for mezquina
PropertyValue
Headwordmezquina
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[mesˈkina]
Letters8
Frequency rank#44,315
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “mezquina”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “meticuloso” (#44,314), “metabólica” (#44,313), “merecedores” (#44,312). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mezquina” va en #44,315. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around mezquina (IPA [mesˈkina]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #44,315 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del femenino de mezquino.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for mezquina, with forms such as "emzquina", "meqzuina", and "mezqiuna". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "mezquita", "mezquino", "mezquitas", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is mezquina, spelled M-E-Z-Q-U-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de mezquino.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emzquina
  • meqzuina
  • mezqiuna
  • mezqquina
  • mezquian
  • mezquinna
  • mezqunia
  • mezuqina
  • mezzquina
  • mmezquina
  • mzequina

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emzquina2meqzuina2mezqiuna2mezqquina1mezquian2mezquinna1mezqunia2mezuqina2
Edit distance from "mezquina"

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 "mezquina"?
"mezquina" is spelled M-E-Z-Q-U-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [mesˈkina].
What does "mezquina" mean?
As an adjective, "mezquina" means: Forma del femenino de mezquino.
What words are commonly confused with "mezquina"?
"mezquina" is commonly confused with "mezquita", "mezquino", "mezquitas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mezquina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mezquina" is [mesˈkina]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mezquina" come from?
"mezquina" 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 "mezquina", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

narradora11 variantslegaliza11 variantslanding11 variantspanceta11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list