Which to use
“minutos” and “montos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #488
- “minutos” frequency rank
- #18,903
- “montos” frequency rank
- 19391
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | minutos | montos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de minuto. | Forma del plural de monto. |
Where the eye mixes minutos and montos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. minutos runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against montos's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between minutos and montos
A purely visual mix-up. minutos ([miˈnut̪os]) and montos ([ˈmõn̪t̪os]) 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 19391, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
minutos is recorded at frequency rank #488, classified as anoun, pronounced [miˈnut̪os]. montos is at rank #18,903, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmõn̪t̪os].
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 19391, this pair ranks #263,949 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of minutos vs montos
Shared letters: mnost. Private to "minutos": iu. Private to "montos": -.
"minutos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "montos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "minutos" and "montos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "minutos" vs "montos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "minutos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "montos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #263,949 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "minutos" and "montos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "month vs montos". 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 #263,949 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.