mientras
[ˈmjẽn̪t̪ɾas]
The verdict
“mientras” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #173 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #173
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Entre tanto, en tanto o entre tanto que.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mientras |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈmjẽn̪t̪ɾas] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #173 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mientras” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for mientras is 8 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmjẽn̪t̪ɾas]. Corpus data places it at rank #173 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Entre tanto, en tanto o entre tanto que.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for mientras, with forms such as "imentras", "meintras", and "mienntras". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "mineras", "muestras", "mienta", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is mientras, spelled M-I-E-N-T-R-A-S.
Definition
- 1Entre tanto, en tanto o entre tanto que.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: imentras,meintras,mienntras,mienrtas,mientars,mientrass,mientrras,mientrsa,mienttras,mietnras,minetras,mmientras
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mientras - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “mientras”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-I-E-N-T-R-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmjẽn̪t̪ɾas] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “mineras” - see the side-by-side comparison. mientras vs mineras
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.