alivio

/[aˈliβ̞jo]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,096

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

alivio is aSpanishnoun. It means: Sensación al quitarse un peso, pena o presión de encima. Pronounced [aˈliβ̞jo]. It ranks #7,096 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with aluvión and alió.

Key facts for alivio
PropertyValue
Headwordalivio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈliβ̞jo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,096
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for alivio is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈliβ̞jo]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,096 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.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 alivio, with forms such as "ailvio", "alibio", and "aliivo". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "aluvión", "alió", "alive", 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 alivio, spelled A-L-I-V-I-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sensación al quitarse un peso, pena o presión de encima.
  2. 2
    Acción o efecto de aliviar o aliviarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ailvio,alibio,aliivo,alivoi,alivvio,allivio,alviio,laivio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for alivio

Misspelling Variants of "alivio"

ailvio6alibio6aliivo6alivoi6alivvio7allivio7alviio6laivio6
Misspelling Variants of "alivio"

Frequency rank: #7,096 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alivio"?
"alivio" is spelled A-L-I-V-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈliβ̞jo].
What does "alivio" mean?
As a noun, "alivio" means: Sensación al quitarse un peso, pena o presión de encima.
What words are commonly confused with "alivio"?
"alivio" is commonly confused with "aluvión", "alió", "alive". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alivio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alivio" is [aˈliβ̞jo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alivio" come from?
"alivio" 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.