mínimo

/[ˈminimo]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,611

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

mínimo is anSpanishadj. It means: Superlativo irregular de pequeño: sumamente pequeño. Pronounced [ˈminimo]. It ranks #1,611 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with Miño and mismo.

Key facts for mínimo
PropertyValue
Headwordmínimo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈminimo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,611
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of mínimo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for mínimo is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈminimo]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,611 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for mínimo, with forms such as "mmínimo", "mníimo", and "míinmo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Miño", "mismo", "minuto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is mínimo, spelled M-Í-N-I-M-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Superlativo irregular de pequeño: sumamente pequeño.
  2. 2
    La menor cantidad posible de un todo.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmínimo,mníimo,míinmo,mínimmo,míniom,mínmio,mínnimo,ímnimo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for mínimo

Misspelling Variants of "mínimo"

mmínimo7mníimo6míinmo6mínimmo7míniom6mínmio6mínnimo7ímnimo6
Misspelling Variants of "mínimo"

Frequency rank: #1,611 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mínimo"?
"mínimo" is spelled M-Í-N-I-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈminimo].
What does "mínimo" mean?
As an adj, "mínimo" means: Superlativo irregular de pequeño: sumamente pequeño.
What words are commonly confused with "mínimo"?
"mínimo" is commonly confused with "Miño", "mismo", "minuto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mínimo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mínimo" is [ˈminimo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mínimo" come from?
"mínimo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.