mimosa

[miˈmosa]

/[miˈmosa]/ noun

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The verdict

“mimosa” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #44,864. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,864
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Acacia dealbata) Especie arbustiva o arbórea perteneciente a la familia de las Leguminosas (Fabaceae).

Corpus desk

Index ES-mimosa · mimosa · Spanish

mimosa · rank #44,864 · 8 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,864
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH might

Nearest frequency peer: might (-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 “mimosa”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mimosa” 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).

mimosa vs misa
67% similar
mimosa vs míos
50% similar
mimosa vs mitos
67% similar

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

Key facts for mimosa
PropertyValue
Headwordmimosa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[miˈmosa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#44,864
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “mimosa”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.mimosacae 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 “might” (#44,863), “miraría” (#44,866), “mexiquense” (#44,861). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mimosa” va en #44,864. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around mimosa (IPA [miˈmosa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,864 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for mimosa, with forms such as "immosa", "mimmosa", and "mimoas". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "misa", "míos", "mitos", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is mimosa, spelled M-I-M-O-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Acacia dealbata) Especie arbustiva o arbórea perteneciente a la familia de las Leguminosas (Fabaceae).
  2. 2
    Mimosa pudica sensitiva

Synonyms

acacia de hoja azulacacia francesa

This word in other languages

mimosa(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • immosa
  • mimmosa
  • mimoas
  • mimossa
  • mimsoa
  • miomsa
  • mmimosa
  • mmiosa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

immosa2mimmosa1mimoas2mimossa1mimsoa2miomsa2mmimosa1mmiosa2
Edit distance from "mimosa"

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 "mimosa"?
"mimosa" is spelled M-I-M-O-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [miˈmosa].
What does "mimosa" mean?
As a noun, "mimosa" means: (Acacia dealbata) Especie arbustiva o arbórea perteneciente a la familia de las Leguminosas (Fabaceae).
What words are commonly confused with "mimosa"?
"mimosa" is commonly confused with "misa", "míos", "mitos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mimosa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mimosa" is [miˈmosa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mimosa" come from?
"mimosa" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

manías#44,849limito#44,834omitió#44,894otoñal#44,897

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

might8 variantsleamos8 variantsknock8 variantsPereda8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list