Which to use
“mención” is a noun and “mencionar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,263
- “mención” frequency rank
- #3,338
- “mencionar” frequency rank
- 7601
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mención | mencionar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Memoria o recuerdo que se hace de algo o alguien nombrándolo. | Hacer mención o referencia de una persona o de una cosa. |
Where the eye mixes mención and mencionar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mención runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against mencionar's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mención and mencionar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mención is [mẽnˈsjõn] while mencionar is [mẽnsjoˈnaɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7601, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mención is recorded at frequency rank #4,263, classified as anoun, pronounced [mẽnˈsjõn]. mencionar is at rank #3,338, tagged as averb, pronounced [mẽnsjoˈnaɾ].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 7601, this pair ranks #307,512 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mención vs mencionar
Shared letters: ceimn. Private to "mención": ó. Private to "mencionar": aor.
"mención" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "mencionar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mencionar ← emncionar · mecnionar · menccionar · mencinoar · mencioanr · mencionarr · mencionnar · mencionra
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mención" and "mencionar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mención" vs "mencionar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mención" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mencionar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #307,512 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mención" and "mencionar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mención vs mencionen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #307,512 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.