Which to use
“mientan” and “mientes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,815
- “mientan” frequency rank
- #21,406
- “mientes” frequency rank
- 60221
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mientan | mientes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de mentir. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de mentir. |
Where the eye mixes mientan and mientes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mientan and mientes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: mientan vs mientes
A purely visual mix-up. mientan ([ˈmjẽn̪t̪ãn]) and mientes ([ˈmjẽn̪t̪es]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60221, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mientan is recorded at frequency rank #38,815, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmjẽn̪t̪ãn]. mientes is at rank #21,406, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmjẽn̪t̪es].
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 60221, this pair ranks #59,721 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mientan vs mientes
Shared letters: eimnt. Private to "mientan": a. Private to "mientes": s.
"mientan" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "mientes" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mientan" for "mientes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mientan" vs "mientes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mientan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mientes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,721 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mientan" and "mientes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mientan vs militan". 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 #59,721 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.