miso

[ˈmiso]

/[ˈmiso]/ noun

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The verdict

“miso” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,447 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,447
frequency rank, Spanish
36,142
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pasta de soja fermentada con sal y hongos, típica de la gastronomía japonesa.

Key facts for miso
PropertyValue
Headwordmiso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmiso]
Letters4
Frequency rank#59,447
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “miso” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). miso lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

miso is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,447 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmiso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pasta de soja fermentada con sal y hongos, típica de la gastronomía japonesa.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for miso in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is miso, spelled M-I-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pasta de soja fermentada con sal y hongos, típica de la gastronomía japonesa.

This word in other languages

miso(English)miso(Français)Miso(Deutsch)

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 "miso"?
"miso" is spelled M-I-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmiso].
What does "miso" mean?
As a noun, "miso" means: Pasta de soja fermentada con sal y hongos, típica de la gastronomía japonesa.
How do you pronounce "miso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "miso" is [ˈmiso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "miso" come from?
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Using “miso”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-I-S-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmiso] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list