minoría

[minoˈɾia]

/[minoˈɾia]/ noun

The verdict

“minoría” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #5,755 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#5,755
frequency rank, Spanish
7
letters
9
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Grupo numérico que representa un pequeño porcentaje sobre el conjunto total.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

minoría vs moría
71% similar
minoría vs miopía
71% similar
minoría vs miseria
57% similar

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

Key facts for minoría
PropertyValue
Headwordminoría
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[minoˈɾia]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,755
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “minoría” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). minoría lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for minoría is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [minoˈɾia]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,755 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for minoría, with forms such as "imnoría", "minnoría", and "minoraí". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "moría", "miopía", "miseria", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 minoría, spelled M-I-N-O-R-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grupo numérico que representa un pequeño porcentaje sobre el conjunto total.
  2. 2
    Grupo de individuos que, debido a sus condiciones étnicas, culturales o sociales, en la práctica sus derechos y libertades se ven coartadas.
  3. 3
    Individuo que forma parte de una minoría.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: imnoría,minnoría,minoraí,minorría,minoíra,minroía,mionría,mminoría,mnioría

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of minoría - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

imnoría2minnoría1minoraí2minorría1minoíra2minroía2mionría2mminoría1
Edit distance from "minoría"

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 "minoría"?
"minoría" is spelled M-I-N-O-R-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [minoˈɾia].
What does "minoría" mean?
As a noun, "minoría" means: Grupo numérico que representa un pequeño porcentaje sobre el conjunto total.
What words are commonly confused with "minoría"?
"minoría" is commonly confused with "moría", "miopía", "miseria". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "minoría"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "minoría" is [minoˈɾia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "minoría" come from?
"minoría" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “minoría”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-I-N-O-R-Í-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [minoˈɾia] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “moría” - see the side-by-side comparison. minoría vs moría
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list