miss

[ˈmis]

/[ˈmis]/ noun

The verdict

“miss” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #5,134 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#5,134
frequency rank, Spanish
4
letters
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ganadora de un concurso de belleza.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

miss vs mix
50% similar
miss vs mit
50% similar
miss vs Mrs
25% similar

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

Key facts for miss
PropertyValue
Headwordmiss
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmis]
Letters4
Frequency rank#5,134
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “miss” 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). miss lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for miss is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmis]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,134 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ganadora de un concurso de belleza.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for miss, with forms such as "imss", "mis", and "mmiss". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mix", "mit", "Mrs", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is miss, spelled M-I-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ganadora de un concurso de belleza.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: imss,mis,mmiss,msis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

imss2mis1mmiss1msis2
Edit distance from "miss"

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 "miss"?
"miss" is spelled M-I-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmis].
What does "miss" mean?
As a noun, "miss" means: Ganadora de un concurso de belleza.
What words are commonly confused with "miss"?
"miss" is commonly confused with "mix", "mit", "Mrs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "miss"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "miss" is [ˈmis]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "miss" come from?
"miss" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “miss”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-I-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmis] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “mix” - see the side-by-side comparison. miss vs mix
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list