minuta

[miˈnut̪a]

/[miˈnut̪a]/ noun

The verdict

“minuta” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #38,818. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,818
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Versión preliminar de un documento legal, en la que faltan las cláusulas de forma y otros detalles.

Corpus desk

Index ES-minuta · minuta · Spanish

minuta · rank #38,818 · 8 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,818
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH milonga

Nearest frequency peer: milonga (-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 “minuta”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “minuta” 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).

minuta vs mita
67% similar
minuta vs mixta
67% similar
minuta vs monta
67% similar

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

Key facts for minuta
PropertyValue
Headwordminuta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[miˈnut̪a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#38,818
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “minuta”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).minutacae 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 “milonga” (#38,817), “milanés” (#38,816), “mientan” (#38,815). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “minuta” va en #38,818. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around minuta (IPA [miˈnut̪a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,818 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for minuta, with forms such as "imnuta", "minnuta", and "mintua". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "mita", "mixta", "monta", and more, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is minuta, spelled M-I-N-U-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Versión preliminar de un documento legal, en la que faltan las cláusulas de forma y otros detalles.
  2. 2
    Copia de los documentos expedidos que se guarda para su archivo en la institución emisora.
  3. 3
    Nota que se toma como ayudamemoria durante una reunión o discurso.
  4. 4
    Lista ordenada que registra todos los elementos de un conjunto.
  5. 5
    Lista que, detallando sus honorarios, entregan los profesionales legales a su cliente a modo de factura.
  6. 6
    Comida que en los bares y restaurantes se prepara al instante, a pedido del cliente.
  7. 7
    Bebida refrescante a base de hielo picado y jarabe.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imnuta
  • minnuta
  • mintua
  • minuat
  • minutta
  • miunta
  • mminuta
  • mniuta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

imnuta2minnuta1mintua2minuat2minutta1miunta2mminuta1mniuta2
Edit distance from "minuta"

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 "minuta"?
"minuta" is spelled M-I-N-U-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [miˈnut̪a].
What does "minuta" mean?
As a noun, "minuta" means: Versión preliminar de un documento legal, en la que faltan las cláusulas de forma y otros detalles.
What words are commonly confused with "minuta"?
"minuta" is commonly confused with "mita", "mixta", "monta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "minuta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "minuta" is [miˈnut̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "minuta" come from?
"minuta" 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 "minuta", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list