mortal
[moɾˈt̪al]
The verdict
“mortal” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #5,138 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #5,138
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que pertenece o concierne a la muerte.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mortal |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [moɾˈt̪al] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #5,138 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mortal” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for mortal is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [moɾˈt̪al]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,138 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for mortal, with forms such as "mmortal", "moratl", and "morrtal". 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, "mota", "mural", "motel", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is mortal, spelled M-O-R-T-A-L.
Definition
- 1Que pertenece o concierne a la muerte.
- 2Que puede provocar la muerte.
- 3Que es susceptible de morir.
- 4A punto de morir.
- 5Que tiene apariencia de muerto.
- 6Referido a un sentimiento: que carece de moderación o sensatez.
- 7Muy fatigoso o dificultoso.
- 8Terminante, decisivo, concluyente.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: mmortal,moratl,morrtal,mortall,mortla,morttal,motral,mrotal,omrtal
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mortal - 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.
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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Using “mortal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-O-R-T-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [moɾˈt̪al] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “mota” - see the side-by-side comparison. mortal vs mota
- 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.