minué
[miˈnwe]
The verdict
“minué” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Baile francés para dos personas, que ejecutan diversas figuras y mudanzas, y que estuvo de moda en el siglo XVIII.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | minué |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [miˈnwe] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “minué” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
minué is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [miˈnwe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for minué, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is minué, spelled M-I-N-U-É.
Definition
- 1Baile francés para dos personas, que ejecutan diversas figuras y mudanzas, y que estuvo de moda en el siglo XVIII.
- 2Composición musical de compás ternario, que se canta y se toca para acompañar este baile.
- 3Composición exclusivamente instrumental, en compás ternario y velocidad moderada, que se toca intercalada entre los tiempos de una sonata, cuarteto o sinfonía.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “minué”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-I-N-U-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [miˈnwe] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.