minute

[miˈnut̪e]

/[miˈnut̪e]/ verb

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The verdict

“minute” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #42,036. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,036
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de minutar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-minute · minute · Spanish

minute · rank #42,036 · 8 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,036
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH miguelito

Nearest frequency peer: miguelito (-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 “minute”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “minute” 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).

minute vs mute
67% similar
minute vs monte
67% similar
minute vs minuto
83% similar

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

Key facts for minute
PropertyValue
Headwordminute
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[miˈnut̪e]
Letters6
Frequency rank#42,036
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “minute”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.minutecae 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 “miguelito” (#42,035), “monolito” (#42,038), “montamos” (#42,039). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “minute” va en #42,036. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around minute (IPA [miˈnut̪e]), averb. Corpus frequency is #42,036 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for minute, with forms such as "imnute", "minnute", and "mintue". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "mute", "monte", "minuto", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is minute, spelled M-I-N-U-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de minutar.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de minutar.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de minutar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imnute
  • minnute
  • mintue
  • minuet
  • minutte
  • miunte
  • mminute
  • mniute

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of minute - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

imnute2minnute1mintue2minuet2minutte1miunte2mminute1mniute2
Edit distance from "minute"

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 "minute"?
"minute" is spelled M-I-N-U-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [miˈnut̪e].
What does "minute" mean?
As a verb, "minute" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de minutar.
What words are commonly confused with "minute"?
"minute" is commonly confused with "mute", "monte", "minuto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "minute"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "minute" is [miˈnut̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "minute" come from?
"minute" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "minute", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Morata#42,040mesera#42,031Melina#42,030oremos#42,054

Similar misspelling depth

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

papado8 variantslogias8 variantsLGBTI8 variantsrecorrí8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list