adulterio

[að̞ul̪ˈt̪eɾjo]

/[að̞ul̪ˈt̪eɾjo]/ noun

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The verdict

“adulterio” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #20,245. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,245
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sexo que tiene una persona casada con alguien distinto a su cónyuge

Corpus desk

Index ES-adulterio · adulterio · Spanish

adulterio · rank #20,245 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,245
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH admira

Nearest frequency peer: admira (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “adulterio”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “adulterio” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for adulterio
PropertyValue
Headwordadulterio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[að̞ul̪ˈt̪eɾjo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#20,245
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “adulterio”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).adulteriocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “admira” (#20,244), “af” (#20,246), “adeptos” (#20,243). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “adulterio” va en #20,245. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around adulterio (IPA [að̞ul̪ˈt̪eɾjo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,245 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for adulterio, with forms such as "addulterio", "adluterio", and "aduletrio". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is adulterio, spelled A-D-U-L-T-E-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sexo que tiene una persona casada con alguien distinto a su cónyuge
  2. 2
    Alteración del proceso natural de las cosas o de una ley divina o establecida
  3. 3
    Relación sexual con alguien distinto(a) a la propia pareja.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how adulterio appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "No cometerás adulterio (Sagrada Biblia, Ex 20:14)

This word in other languages

adultery(English)adultère(Français)Ehebruch(Deutsch)adultério(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • addulterio
  • adluterio
  • aduletrio
  • adullterio
  • adulteiro
  • adulteroi
  • adulterrio
  • adultreio
  • adultterio
  • adutlerio
  • audlterio
  • daulterio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of adulterio - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

addulterio1adluterio2aduletrio2adullterio1adulteiro2adulteroi2adulterrio1adultreio2
Edit distance from "adulterio"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "adulterio"?
"adulterio" is spelled A-D-U-L-T-E-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [að̞ul̪ˈt̪eɾjo].
What does "adulterio" mean?
As a noun, "adulterio" means: Sexo que tiene una persona casada con alguien distinto a su cónyuge
What are common misspellings of "adulterio"?
Common misspellings include "addulterio", "adluterio", "aduletrio", "adullterio", "adulteiro". The correct spelling is "adulterio".
How do you pronounce "adulterio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adulterio" is [að̞ul̪ˈt̪eɾjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adulterio" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "adulterio", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aplicados#20,262tempestad#20,212sobrepeso#20,202burgueses#20,291

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

acercado12 variantsanticipo12 variantstramitar12 variantsatrevida12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list