ministra

[miˈnist̪ɾa]

/[miˈnist̪ɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“ministra” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,987. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,987
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-ministra · ministra · Spanish

ministra · rank #5,987 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,987
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH micro

Nearest frequency peer: micro (-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 “ministra”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ministra” 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).

ministra vs ministro
88% similar
ministra vs ministros
78% similar
ministra vs miniatura
78% similar

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

Key facts for ministra
PropertyValue
Headwordministra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[miˈnist̪ɾa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,987
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ministra”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).ministracae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “micro” (#5,986), “mágico” (#5,989), “matemática” (#5,984). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “ministra” va en #5,987. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around ministra (IPA [miˈnist̪ɾa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,987 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for ministra, with forms such as "imnistra", "miinstra", and "minisrta". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "ministro", "ministros", "miniatura", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is ministra, spelled M-I-N-I-S-T-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mujer sirviente.
  2. 2
    La mujer del ministro.
  3. 3
    Prelada de un convento de monjas trinitarias.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imnistra
  • miinstra
  • minisrta
  • minisstra
  • ministar
  • ministrra
  • ministtra
  • minitsra
  • minnistra
  • minsitra
  • mministra
  • mniistra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ministra - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

imnistra2miinstra2minisrta2minisstra1ministar2ministrra1ministtra1minitsra2
Edit distance from "ministra"

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 "ministra"?
"ministra" is spelled M-I-N-I-S-T-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [miˈnist̪ɾa].
What does "ministra" mean?
As a noun, "ministra" means: Mujer sirviente.
What words are commonly confused with "ministra"?
"ministra" is commonly confused with "ministro", "ministros", "miniatura". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ministra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ministra" is [miˈnist̪ɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ministra" come from?
"ministra" 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 "ministra", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

narrativa12 variantsmaquillaje12 variantsdisparos12 variantsancianos12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list