Which to use
“menciona” and “mencionas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,720
- “menciona” frequency rank
- #24,952
- “mencionas” frequency rank
- 28672
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | menciona | mencionas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de mencionar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de mencionar. |
Where the eye mixes menciona and mencionas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. menciona runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against mencionas's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: menciona vs mencionas
A purely visual mix-up. menciona ([mẽnˈsjona]) and mencionas ([mẽnˈsjonas]) 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 “mencionas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28672, 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]. 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 28672, this pair ranks #220,854 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of menciona vs mencionas
Shared letters: aceimno. Private to "menciona": -. Private to "mencionas": s.
"menciona" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "mencionas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "menciona" and "mencionas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "menciona" vs "mencionas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "menciona" 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 #220,854 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "menciona" 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 #220,854 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.