Which to use
“mención” is a noun and “mencione” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,263
- “mención” frequency rank
- #23,497
- “mencione” frequency rank
- 27760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mención | mencione |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Memoria o recuerdo que se hace de algo o alguien nombrándolo. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de mencionar. |
Where the eye mixes mención and mencione
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mención runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against mencione's 8 (CVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mención vs mencione
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mención is [mẽnˈsjõn] while mencione is [mẽnˈsjone]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 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 27760, 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]. mencione is at rank #23,497, tagged as averb, pronounced [mẽnˈsjone].
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 27760, this pair ranks #225,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mención vs mencione
Shared letters: ceimn. Private to "mención": ó. Private to "mencione": o.
"mención" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "mencione" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mencione ← emncione · mecnione · menccione · mencinoe · mencioen · mencionne · mencoine · menicone
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mención" and "mencione" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mención" or "mencione" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mención" and "mencione" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mención" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mencione" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mención" and "mencione" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mencione 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 #225,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.