Which to use
“mienten” and “mientes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,645
- “mienten” frequency rank
- #21,406
- “mientes” frequency rank
- 34051
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mienten | mientes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de mentir. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de mentir. |
Where the eye mixes mienten and mientes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mienten and mientes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses mienten with mientes
A purely visual mix-up. mienten ([ˈmjẽn̪t̪ẽn]) 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 differ by a single letter - n in “mienten” becomes s in “mientes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34051, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mienten is recorded at frequency rank #12,645, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmjẽn̪t̪ẽn]. 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 34051, this pair ranks #193,492 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mienten vs mientes
Shared letters: eimnt. Private to "mienten": -. Private to "mientes": s.
"mienten" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "mientes" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mienten" and "mientes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mienten" or "mientes"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mienten" 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 #193,492 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mienten" and "mientes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mientes vs minutes". 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 #193,492 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.