mist
/mɪst/
The verdict
“mist” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #75,680 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,680
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,868
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bruma.
Corpus desk
Index ES-mist · mist · Spanish
mist · rank #75,680 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,680
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,868
- PHOTO-FINISH misoprostol
Nearest frequency peer: misoprostol (-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 “mist”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- misoprostol
misoprostol
24,322 corpus weight
- mist
mist
24,321 corpus weight
- moderniza
moderniza
24,319 corpus weight
- modest
modest
24,318 corpus weight
- moldean
moldean
24,317 corpus weight
- mongola
mongola
24,316 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “mist” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mist |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /mɪst/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #75,680 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “mist” en español
Rare enough to double-check
mist is uncommon Spanish at frequency #75,680 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /mɪst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mist, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is mist, spelled M-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1Bruma.
- 2Vaho.
- 3Vaporización.
- 4Neblina, niebla.
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.
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