minúsculo

[miˈnuskulo]

/[miˈnuskulo]/ adj

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The verdict

“minúsculo” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #35,143. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,143
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De muy pequeño tamaño o importancia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-minusculo · minúsculo · Spanish

minúsculo · rank #35,143 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,143
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH misiva

Nearest frequency peer: misiva (+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 “minúsculo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “minúsculo” 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).

minúsculo vs músculo
78% similar
minúsculo vs minúscula
89% similar
minúsculo vs minúsculas
80% similar

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

Key facts for minúsculo
PropertyValue
Headwordminúsculo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[miˈnuskulo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#35,143
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “minúsculo”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.minúsculocae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “misiva” (#35,144), “mayoral” (#35,139), “monumentales” (#35,147). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “minúsculo” va en #35,143. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around minúsculo (IPA [miˈnuskulo]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #35,143 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for minúsculo, with forms such as "imnúsculo", "minnúsculo", and "minsúculo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "músculo", "minúscula", "minúsculas", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is minúsculo, spelled M-I-N-Ú-S-C-U-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    De muy pequeño tamaño o importancia.
  2. 2
    Dicho de una letra, escrita o impresa en la forma de menor tamaño que se emplea para el cuerpo del texto, salvo al inicio de las frases y para los nombres propios.

Synonyms

de caja baja

Antonyms

mayúsculocapitalde caja altamayúsculouncialversal

This word in other languages

minuscule(English)minuscule(Français)minúsculo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imnúsculo
  • minnúsculo
  • minsúculo
  • minúcsulo
  • minúscculo
  • minúscluo
  • minúscullo
  • minúscuol
  • minússculo
  • minúsuclo
  • miúnsculo
  • mminúsculo
  • mniúsculo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of minúsculo - 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.

imnúsculo2minnúsculo1minsúculo2minúcsulo2minúscculo1minúscluo2minúscullo1minúscuol2
Edit distance from "minúsculo"

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 "minúsculo"?
"minúsculo" is spelled M-I-N-Ú-S-C-U-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [miˈnuskulo].
What does "minúsculo" mean?
As an adjective, "minúsculo" means: De muy pequeño tamaño o importancia.
What words are commonly confused with "minúsculo"?
"minúsculo" is commonly confused with "músculo", "minúscula", "minúsculas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "minúsculo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "minúsculo" is [miˈnuskulo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "minúsculo" come from?
"minúsculo" 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 "minúsculo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Marrakech#35,137nominales#35,160obtuvimos#35,167israelita#35,110

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

procesan13 variantshilarante13 variantsrelacione13 variantsgermánico13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list