moño

[ˈmoɲo]

/[ˈmoɲo]/ noun

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The verdict

“moño” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #27,316) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#27,316
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Porción de cabello que se sujeta por algún medio en la parte más cercana a la cabeza y luego se enrolla o se deja caer libremente. Se hacen por razones estéticas o de comodidad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mono · moño · Spanish

moño · rank #27,316 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,316
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH movemos

Nearest frequency peer: movemos (-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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “moño”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “moño” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

moño vs mor
50% similar
moño vs mun
25% similar
moño vs moo
75% similar

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

Key facts for moño
PropertyValue
Headwordmoño
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmoɲo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#27,316
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “moño”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).moñocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “movemos” (#27,315), “mástil” (#27,317), “move” (#27,314). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “moño” va en #27,316. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for moño is neighbouring look-alikes ("mor", "mun", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈmoɲo]. Frequency #27,316 among 3,868 “M” headwords. 6 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for moño, with forms such as "mmoño", "mooñ", and "mñoo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mor", "mun", "moo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 moño, spelled M-O-Ñ-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Porción de cabello que se sujeta por algún medio en la parte más cercana a la cabeza y luego se enrolla o se deja caer libremente. Se hacen por razones estéticas o de comodidad.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, el objeto de tela o algún material elástico que se usa para sujetar el pelo.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, el conjunto de plumas que algunas aves tienen sobre la cabeza.
  4. 4
    Lazo decorativo de una cinta, funcione o no como nudo.
  5. 5
    Tipo de corbata, hoy muy formal, en que los extremos se anudan doblemente en el centro del cuello, formando un lazo.
  6. 6
    Persona fácil de ser conquistada.

Synonyms

copetecorbata de moñocorbatínhumitapajarita

This word in other languages

ponytail(English)queue(Français)Pferdeschwanz(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmoño
  • mooñ
  • mñoo
  • omño

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mmoño1mooñ2mñoo2omño2
Edit distance from "moño"

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 "moño"?
"moño" is spelled M-O-Ñ-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmoɲo].
What does "moño" mean?
As a noun, "moño" means: Porción de cabello que se sujeta por algún medio en la parte más cercana a la cabeza y luego se enrolla o se deja caer libremente. Se hacen por razones estéticas o de comodidad.
What words are commonly confused with "moño"?
"moño" is commonly confused with "mor", "mun", "moo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "moño"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "moño" is [ˈmoɲo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "moño" come from?
"moño" 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 "moño", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

move#27,314mote#27,313Milo#27,308lion#27,289

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list