Which to use
“minute” is a verb and “minuto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,036
- “minute” frequency rank
- #1,783
- “minuto” frequency rank
- 43819
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | minute | minuto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de minutar. | Dicho del dinero, que va en monedas de poco valor. |
Where the eye mixes minute and minuto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: minute vs minuto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: minute is [miˈnut̪e] while minuto is [miˈnut̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “minute” becomes o in “minuto”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43819, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
minute is recorded at frequency rank #42,036, classified as averb, pronounced [miˈnut̪e]. minuto is at rank #1,783, tagged as anadj, pronounced [miˈnut̪o].
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 43819, this pair ranks #140,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of minute vs minuto
Shared letters: imntu. Private to "minute": e. Private to "minuto": o.
"minute" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "minuto" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "minute" for "minuto" ever safe?
Frequency check: "minute" vs "minuto" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "minute" and "minuto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "minute" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "minuto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #140,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "minute" and "minuto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "minute vs mute". 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 #140,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.