Which to use
“minutos” and “mixtos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #488
- “minutos” frequency rank
- #21,408
- “mixtos” frequency rank
- 21896
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | minutos | mixtos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de minuto. | Forma del plural de mixto. |
Where the eye mixes minutos and mixtos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. minutos runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against mixtos's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between minutos and mixtos
A purely visual mix-up. minutos ([miˈnut̪os]) and mixtos ([ˈmikst̪os]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21896, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
minutos is recorded at frequency rank #488, classified as anoun, pronounced [miˈnut̪os]. mixtos is at rank #21,408, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmikst̪os].
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 21896, this pair ranks #252,853 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of minutos vs mixtos
Shared letters: imost. Private to "minutos": nu. Private to "mixtos": x.
"minutos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "mixtos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "minutos" for "mixtos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "minutos" or "mixtos"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "minutos" and "mixtos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "minutos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mixtos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,853 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "minutos" and "mixtos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mantos vs mixtos". 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 #252,853 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.