Which to use
“mente” and “mote” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #941
- “mente” frequency rank
- #27,313
- “mote” frequency rank
- 28254
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mente | mote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Entidad incorporea, inmaterial, supuesta sede de la imaginación, la conciencia, la reflexión, la intuición, la voluntad. | Sobrenombre que se le da a una persona, ya sea de forma despectiva o familiar, que deriva de una cualidad (atributo o defecto) física o psíquica, o una circunstancia. |
Where the eye mixes mente and mote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mente runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against mote's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mente and mote
A purely visual mix-up. mente ([ˈmẽn̪t̪e]) and mote ([ˈmot̪e]) 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 28254, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mente is recorded at frequency rank #941, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmẽn̪t̪e]. mote is at rank #27,313, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmot̪e].
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 28254, this pair ranks #222,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mente vs mote
Shared letters: emt. Private to "mente": n. Private to "mote": o.
"mente" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mente" and "mote" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mente" or "mote"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mente" and "mote" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #222,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mente" and "mote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "month vs mote". 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 #222,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.