Which to use
“mencionen” and “menciono” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,664
- “mencionen” frequency rank
- #22,093
- “menciono” frequency rank
- 68757
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mencionen | menciono |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de mencionar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de mencionar. |
Where the eye mixes mencionen and menciono
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. mencionen runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against menciono's 8 (CVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mencionen and menciono
A purely visual mix-up. mencionen ([mẽnˈsjonẽn]) and menciono ([mẽnˈsjono]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68757, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mencionen is recorded at frequency rank #46,664, classified as averb, pronounced [mẽnˈsjonẽn]. menciono is at rank #22,093, tagged as averb, pronounced [mẽnˈsjono].
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 68757, this pair ranks #33,687 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mencionen vs menciono
Shared letters: ceimno. Private to "mencionen": -. Private to "menciono": -.
"mencionen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "menciono" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mencionen" and "menciono" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mencionen" vs "menciono" - 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 "mencionen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "menciono" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,687 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mencionen" and "menciono" 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 #33,687 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.