mortal

/[moɾˈt̪al]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,138

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

mortal is anSpanishadj. It means: Que pertenece o concierne a la muerte. Pronounced [moɾˈt̪al]. It ranks #5,138 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with mota and mural.

Key facts for mortal
PropertyValue
Headwordmortal
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[moɾˈt̪al]
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,138
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for mortal is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for mortal, with forms such as "mmortal", "moratl", and "morrtal". 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, "mota", "mural", "motel", 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 mortal, spelled M-O-R-T-A-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que pertenece o concierne a la muerte.
  2. 2
    Que puede provocar la muerte.
  3. 3
    Que es susceptible de morir.
  4. 4
    A punto de morir.
  5. 5
    Que tiene apariencia de muerto.
  6. 6
    Referido a un sentimiento: que carece de moderación o sensatez.
  7. 7
    Muy fatigoso o dificultoso.
  8. 8
    Terminante, decisivo, concluyente.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmortal,moratl,morrtal,mortall,mortla,morttal,motral,mrotal,omrtal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for mortal

Misspelling Variants of "mortal"

mmortal7moratl6morrtal7mortall7mortla6morttal7motral6mrotal6
Misspelling Variants of "mortal"

Frequency rank: #5,138 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mortal"?
"mortal" is spelled M-O-R-T-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [moɾˈt̪al].
What does "mortal" mean?
As an adj, "mortal" means: Que pertenece o concierne a la muerte.
What words are commonly confused with "mortal"?
"mortal" is commonly confused with "mota", "mural", "motel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mortal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mortal" is [moɾˈt̪al]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mortal" come from?
"mortal" 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.