ambiente

/[ãmˈbjẽn̪t̪e]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,050

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

ambiente is aSpanishnoun. It means: Aire, atmósfera, entorno, ámbito. Pronounced [ãmˈbjẽn̪t̪e]. It ranks #1,050 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with asiente and ardiente.

Key facts for ambiente
PropertyValue
Headwordambiente
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ãmˈbjẽn̪t̪e]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,050
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for ambiente is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ãmˈbjẽn̪t̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,050 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for ambiente, with forms such as "abmiente", "ambbiente", and "ambeinte". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "asiente", "ardiente", "ambientes", 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 ambiente, spelled A-M-B-I-E-N-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aire, atmósfera, entorno, ámbito.
  2. 2
    Situación agradable o propicia para pasarlo bien.
  3. 3
    Condiciones o circunstancias de carácter físico, social o económico, que caracterizan a un lugar, a una sociedad o a una época.
  4. 4
    Características de un determinado marco histórico o social.
  5. 5
    Grupo profesional o social.
  6. 6
    Ámbito característico del colectivo homosexual.
  7. 7
    Conjunto de todas las circunstancias y los fenómenos fisicoquímicos, biológicos y sociales que rodean a un ser vivo.
  8. 8
    Efecto de profundidad y distancia que se produce por la perspectiva, dando la impresión de volumen.
  9. 9
    Alcoba o habitación de una casa.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abmiente,ambbiente,ambeinte,ambienet,ambiennte,ambientte,ambietne,ambinete,amibente,ammbiente,amviente,mabiente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ambiente

Misspelling Variants of "ambiente"

abmiente8ambbiente9ambeinte8ambienet8ambiennte9ambientte9ambietne8ambinete8
Misspelling Variants of "ambiente"

Frequency rank: #1,050 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ambiente"?
"ambiente" is spelled A-M-B-I-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ãmˈbjẽn̪t̪e].
What does "ambiente" mean?
As a noun, "ambiente" means: Aire, atmósfera, entorno, ámbito.
What words are commonly confused with "ambiente"?
"ambiente" is commonly confused with "asiente", "ardiente", "ambientes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ambiente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ambiente" is [ãmˈbjẽn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ambiente" come from?
"ambiente" 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.