mico
[ˈmiko]
The verdict
“mico” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,407 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,407
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 36,142
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cualquier primate (mono o simio), en particular el mono pequeño de cola larga o prensil.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmiko] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #50,407 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mico” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
mico is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,407 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmiko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
mico has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is mico, spelled M-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1Cualquier primate (mono o simio), en particular el mono pequeño de cola larga o prensil.
- 2Ser humano en edad anterior a la pubertad.
- 3Niño travieso o inquieto.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “mico”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-I-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmiko] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.