moño

/[ˈmoɲo]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,316

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

moño is aSpanishnoun. It 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. Pronounced [ˈmoɲo]. Often confused with mor and mun.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of moño in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for moño is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmoɲo]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,316 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for moño, with forms such as "mmoño", "mooñ", and "mñoo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is moño, spelled M-O-Ñ-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmoño,mooñ,mñoo,omño

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for moño

Misspelling Variants of "moño"

mmoño5mooñ4mñoo4omño4
Misspelling Variants of "moño"

Frequency rank: #27,316 in Spanish

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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.