ambiguo

/[ãmˈbiɣ̞wo]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#24,020

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

ambiguo is anSpanishadj. It means: Que puede entenderse de varios modos o admitir distintas interpretaciones, y dar, por consiguiente, motivo a dudas, incertidumbre o confusión. Pronounced [ãmˈbiɣ̞wo]. Often confused with amigo and ámbito.

Key facts for ambiguo
PropertyValue
Headwordambiguo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ãmˈbiɣ̞wo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,020
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for ambiguo is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ãmˈbiɣ̞wo]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,020 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for ambiguo, with forms such as "abmiguo", "ambbiguo", and "ambgiuo". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "amigo", "ámbito", "antiguo", 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 ambiguo, spelled A-M-B-I-G-U-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que puede entenderse de varios modos o admitir distintas interpretaciones, y dar, por consiguiente, motivo a dudas, incertidumbre o confusión.
  2. 2
    Que presenta dificultad para ser comprendido o clasificado.
  3. 3
    Incierto, dudoso; que no está definido o que no es claro.
  4. 4
    Dicho del sustantivo que se usa tanto en masculino como en femenino, como "el/la internet", "el/la mar".

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abmiguo,ambbiguo,ambgiuo,ambigguo,ambigou,ambiugo,amibguo,ammbiguo,amviguo,mabiguo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ambiguo

Misspelling Variants of "ambiguo"

abmiguo7ambbiguo8ambgiuo7ambigguo8ambigou7ambiugo7amibguo7ammbiguo8
Misspelling Variants of "ambiguo"

Frequency rank: #24,020 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ambiguo"?
"ambiguo" is spelled A-M-B-I-G-U-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ãmˈbiɣ̞wo].
What does "ambiguo" mean?
As an adj, "ambiguo" means: Que puede entenderse de varios modos o admitir distintas interpretaciones, y dar, por consiguiente, motivo a dudas, incertidumbre o confusión.
What words are commonly confused with "ambiguo"?
"ambiguo" is commonly confused with "amigo", "ámbito", "antiguo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ambiguo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ambiguo" is [ãmˈbiɣ̞wo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ambiguo" come from?
"ambiguo" 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.