Adonis

/[aˈð̞onis]/ name

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#43,351

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

Adonis is aSpanishname. It means: Joven griego de gran belleza. Representa la belleza masculina. Pronounced [aˈð̞onis]. Often confused with anís and agonía.

Key facts for Adonis
PropertyValue
HeadwordAdonis
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechName
IPA[aˈð̞onis]
Letters6
Frequency rank#43,351
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Adonis in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for Adonis is 6 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈð̞onis]. Corpus data places it at rank #43,351 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Adonis, with forms such as "addonis", "adnois", and "adoins". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "anís", "agonía", "adornos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is Adonis, spelled A-D-O-N-I-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Joven griego de gran belleza. Representa la belleza masculina.
  2. 2
    Nombre de pila de varón.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: addonis,adnois,adoins,adoniss,adonnis,adonsi,aodnis,daonis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Adonis

Misspelling Variants of "Adonis"

addonis7adnois6adoins6adoniss7adonnis7adonsi6aodnis6daonis6
Misspelling Variants of "Adonis"

Frequency rank: #43,351 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Adonis"?
"Adonis" is spelled A-D-O-N-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈð̞onis].
What does "Adonis" mean?
As a name, "Adonis" means: Joven griego de gran belleza. Representa la belleza masculina.
What words are commonly confused with "Adonis"?
"Adonis" is commonly confused with "anís", "agonía", "adornos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Adonis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Adonis" is [aˈð̞onis]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Adonis" come from?
"Adonis" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.