ministro
[miˈnist̪ɾo]
The verdict
“ministro” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #792 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #792
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - El que ministra alguna cosa.
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 | ministro |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [miˈnist̪ɾo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #792 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ministro” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for ministro is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [miˈnist̪ɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #792 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for ministro, with forms such as "imnistro", "miinstro", and "minisrto". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "ministros", "ministra", "ministerio", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is ministro, spelled M-I-N-I-S-T-R-O.
Definition
- 1El que ministra alguna cosa.
- 2Juez que se emplea en la administración de justicia.
- 3El que está empleado en el gobierno para la resolución de los negocios políticos y económicos.
- 4Jefe de cada uno de los departamentos en que se divide la gobernación del Estado, el cual es, con arreglo a la Constitución y a las leyes, responsable de todo lo que en su respectivo ramo se ordena, y jefe supremo de todas las dependencias del mismo, en nombre y representación del rey, cuyos decretos ha de refrendar para que se estimen válidos y legítimos.
- 5Enviado.
- 6Cualquier representante o agente diplomático.
- 7En algunas religiones, prelado ordinario de cada convento.
- 8En la Compañía de Jesús, segundo prelado de los casas y colegios, que cuida del gobierno económico.
- 9Alguacil o cualquiera de los oficiales inferiores que ejecuta los mandatos y autos de los jueces.
- 10Persona o cosa que ejecuta lo que otra persona quiere o dispone.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: imnistro,miinstro,minisrto,minisstro,ministor,ministrro,ministtro,minitsro,minnistro,minsitro,mministro,mniistro
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ministro - 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 “ministro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-I-N-I-S-T-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [miˈnist̪ɾo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ministros” - see the side-by-side comparison. ministro vs ministros
- 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.