menúvsmeoTell them apart

Which to use

“menú” and “meo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,322
“menú” frequency rank
#18,894
“meo” frequency rank
28216
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature menú meo
Definition Colección de alimentos que se incluyen en una comida. Orina.

Where the eye mixes menú and meo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
menú
3 ch
meo

Visual trap between menú and meo

A purely visual mix-up. menú ([meˈnu]) and meo ([ˈmeo]) 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 28216, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

menú is recorded at frequency rank #9,322, classified as anoun, pronounced [meˈnu]. meo is at rank #18,894, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmeo].

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 28216, this pair ranks #223,071 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of menú vs meo

Shared letters: em. Private to "menú": . Private to "meo": o.

"menú" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "meo" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "menú" and "meo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([meˈnu] versus [ˈmeo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "menú" or "meo" show up more?
"menú" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,322 in our Spanish list, against #18,894 for "meo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "menú" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "meo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #223,071 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "menú" and "meo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meo vs mur". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #223,071 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list