Which to use
“mientes” and “minutes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,406
- “mientes” frequency rank
- #40,960
- “minutes” frequency rank
- 62366
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mientes | minutes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de mentir. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de minutar. |
Where the eye mixes mientes and minutes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mientes (CVVCCVC) and minutes (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between mientes and minutes
A purely visual mix-up. mientes ([ˈmjẽn̪t̪es]) and minutes ([miˈnut̪es]) 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 62366, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mientes is recorded at frequency rank #21,406, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmjẽn̪t̪es]. minutes is at rank #40,960, tagged as averb, pronounced [miˈnut̪es].
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 62366, this pair ranks #52,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mientes vs minutes
Shared letters: eimnst. Private to "mientes": -. Private to "minutes": u.
"mientes" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "minutes" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mientes" and "minutes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mientes" or "minutes" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mientes" and "minutes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mientes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "minutes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mientes" and "minutes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "minute 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 #52,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.