minuta

/[miˈnut̪a]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,818

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

minuta is aSpanishnoun. It means: Versión preliminar de un documento legal, en la que faltan las cláusulas de forma y otros detalles. Pronounced [miˈnut̪a]. Often confused with mita and mixta.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of minuta in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for minuta is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [miˈnut̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,818 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for minuta, with forms such as "imnuta", "minnuta", and "mintua". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "mita", "mixta", "monta", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is minuta, spelled M-I-N-U-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for minuta

Misspelling Variants of "minuta"

imnuta6minnuta7mintua6minuat6minutta7miunta6mminuta7mniuta6
Misspelling Variants of "minuta"

Frequency rank: #38,818 in Spanish

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.