Which to use
“mínimas” and “mínimos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,013
- “mínimas” frequency rank
- #8,028
- “mínimos” frequency rank
- 20041
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mínimas | mínimos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de mínimo. | Forma del plural de mínimo. |
Where the eye mixes mínimas and mínimos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mínimas and mínimos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: mínimas vs mínimos
A purely visual mix-up. mínimas ([ˈminimas]) and mínimos ([ˈminimos]) 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 - a in “mínimas” becomes o in “mínimos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20041, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mínimas is recorded at frequency rank #12,013, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈminimas]. mínimos is at rank #8,028, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈminimos].
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 20041, this pair ranks #261,060 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mínimas vs mínimos
Shared letters: imnsí. Private to "mínimas": a. Private to "mínimos": o.
"mínimas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "mínimos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mínimas" for "mínimos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mínimas" or "mínimos" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mínimas" and "mínimos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mínimas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mínimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,060 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mínimas" and "mínimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manías vs mínimas". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #261,060 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.