mundo
[ˈmũn̪d̪o]
The verdict
“mundo” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #97 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #97
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Totalidad de lo existente.
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 | mundo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmũn̪d̪o] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #97 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mundo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for mundo is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmũn̪d̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #97 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for mundo, with forms such as "mmundo", "mnudo", and "mudno". 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, "muro", "murió", "museo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is mundo, spelled M-U-N-D-O.
Definition
- 1Totalidad de lo existente.
- 2En particular, el planeta Tierra.
- 3Representación gráfica del mundo₂.
- 4En particular, totalidad de los humanos y su sociedad.
- 5Cualquier parte del mundo₁ que se puede distinguir por una cualidad u organización común.
- 6En especial, el ámbito no religioso.
- 7Conocimiento personal e inveterado del mundo₄.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: mmundo,mnudo,mudno,munddo,munndo,munod,umndo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mundo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “mundo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-U-N-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmũn̪d̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “muro” - see the side-by-side comparison. mundo vs muro
- 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.