amoníaco
[amoˈniako]
The verdict
“amoníaco” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #34,875 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #34,875
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Compuesto gaseoso formado por un átomo de nitrógeno y tres átomos de hidrógeno. Es incoloro, de olor penetrante y nauseabundo y es tóxico. En disolución acuosa se usa como producto de limpieza.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | amoníaco |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [amoˈniako] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #34,875 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “amoníaco” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for amoníaco is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [amoˈniako]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,875 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Compuesto gaseoso formado por un átomo de nitrógeno y tres átomos de hidrógeno. Es incoloro, de olor penetrante y nauseabundo y es tóxico. En disolución acuosa se usa como producto de limpieza.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for amoníaco, with forms such as "ammoníaco", "amnoíaco", and "amonaíco". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "armónico", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is amoníaco, spelled A-M-O-N-Í-A-C-O.
Definition
- 1Compuesto gaseoso formado por un átomo de nitrógeno y tres átomos de hidrógeno. Es incoloro, de olor penetrante y nauseabundo y es tóxico. En disolución acuosa se usa como producto de limpieza.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ammoníaco,amnoíaco,amonaíco,amonníaco,amoníacco,amoníaoc,amonícao,amoínaco,aomníaco,maoníaco
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of amoníaco - 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.
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.
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Using “amoníaco”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-M-O-N-Í-A-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [amoˈniako] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “armónico” - see the side-by-side comparison. amoníaco vs armónico
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.