Which to use
“menciona” and “mencionan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,720
- “menciona” frequency rank
- #8,989
- “mencionan” frequency rank
- 12709
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | menciona | mencionan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de mencionar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de mencionar. |
Where the eye mixes menciona and mencionan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. menciona runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against mencionan's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses menciona with mencionan
A purely visual mix-up. menciona ([mẽnˈsjona]) and mencionan ([mẽnˈsjonãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “menciona” sits inside “mencionan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
menciona is recorded at frequency rank #3,720, classified as averb, pronounced [mẽnˈsjona]. mencionan is at rank #8,989, tagged as averb, pronounced [mẽnˈsjonãn].
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 12709, this pair ranks #290,548 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of menciona vs mencionan
Shared letters: aceimno. Private to "menciona": -. Private to "mencionan": -.
"menciona" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "mencionan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "menciona" for "mencionan" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "menciona" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mencionan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,548 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "menciona" and "mencionan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mencionan 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 #290,548 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.