Which to use
“mención” is a noun and “mencionas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,263
- “mención” frequency rank
- #24,952
- “mencionas” frequency rank
- 29215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mención | mencionas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Memoria o recuerdo que se hace de algo o alguien nombrándolo. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de mencionar. |
Where the eye mixes mención and mencionas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mención runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against mencionas's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mención with mencionas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mención is [mẽnˈsjõn] while mencionas is [mẽnˈsjonas]. 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 29215, 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]. mencionas is at rank #24,952, tagged as averb, pronounced [mẽnˈsjonas].
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 29215, this pair ranks #218,131 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mención vs mencionas
Shared letters: ceimn. Private to "mención": ó. Private to "mencionas": aos.
"mención" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "mencionas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mencionas ← emncionas · mecnionas · menccionas · mencinoas · mencioans · mencionass · mencionnas · mencionsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mención" for "mencionas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mención" vs "mencionas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mención" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mencionas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #218,131 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mención" and "mencionas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mencionas 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 #218,131 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.