mirto

[ˈmiɾt̪o]

/[ˈmiɾt̪o]/ noun

The verdict

“mirto” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,136 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,136
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Myrtus communis) Arbusto o pequeño árbol de la familia de las mirtáceas, nativo de Europa meridional y el norte de África. Es una planta de follaje siempreverde, de hojas brillantes y perfumadas; ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-mirto · mirto · Spanish

mirto · rank #84,136 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,136
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mirandés

Nearest frequency peer: mirandés (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “mirto”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “mirto” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mirto
PropertyValue
Headwordmirto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmiɾt̪o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#84,136
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “mirto” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.mirtocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “mirandés” (#84,135), “minibús” (#84,134), “mobiliarios” (#84,138). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mirto” va en #84,136. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mirto is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,136 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmiɾt̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for mirto in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is mirto, spelled M-I-R-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Myrtus communis) Arbusto o pequeño árbol de la familia de las mirtáceas, nativo de Europa meridional y el norte de África. Es una planta de follaje siempreverde, de hojas brillantes y perfumadas; sus flores son blancas, con cinco pétalos y numerosos estambres; y su fruto es una baya de color azulado.
  2. 2
    (Myrtus) Género de plantas, nativas del sur de Europa y el norte de África, dentro del cual se clasifican diferentes especies de mirto₁.

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This word in other languages

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 "mirto"?
"mirto" is spelled M-I-R-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmiɾt̪o].
What does "mirto" mean?
As a noun, "mirto" means: (Myrtus communis) Arbusto o pequeño árbol de la familia de las mirtáceas, nativo de Europa meridional y el norte de África. Es una planta de follaje siempreverde, de hojas brillantes y perfumadas; ...
How do you pronounce "mirto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mirto" is [ˈmiɾt̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mirto" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list