minä

[ˈminæ]

/[ˈminæ]/ pron

The verdict

“minä” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a pronoun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Yo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mina · minä · Spanish

minä · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for minä
PropertyValue
Headwordminä
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPronoun
IPA[ˈminæ]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “minä” en español

minäqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

minä is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as apronoun, transcribed [ˈminæ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Yo.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for minä, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is minä, spelled M-I-N-Ä.

Definition

  1. 1
    Yo.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "minä"?
"minä" is spelled M-I-N-Ä. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈminæ].
What does "minä" mean?
As a pronoun, "minä" means: Yo.
How do you pronounce "minä"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "minä" is [ˈminæ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "minä" come from?
"minä" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list