Which to use
“minutes” is a verb and “minutos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,960
- “minutes” frequency rank
- #488
- “minutos” frequency rank
- 41448
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | minutes | minutos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de minutar. | Forma del plural de minuto. |
Where the eye mixes minutes and minutos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. minutes and minutos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between minutes and minutos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: minutes is [miˈnut̪es] while minutos is [miˈnut̪os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “minutes” becomes o in “minutos”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41448, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
minutes is recorded at frequency rank #40,960, classified as averb, pronounced [miˈnut̪es]. minutos is at rank #488, tagged as anoun, pronounced [miˈnut̪os].
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 41448, this pair ranks #153,585 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of minutes vs minutos
Shared letters: imnstu. Private to "minutes": e. Private to "minutos": o.
"minutes" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "minutos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "minutes" and "minutos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "minutes" vs "minutos" - which ranks higher?
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 "minutes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "minutos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,585 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "minutes" and "minutos" 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 #153,585 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.