amuleto

/[amuˈlet̪o]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,492

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

amuleto is aSpanishnoun. It means: Objeto o cosa que al cual se le atribuyen poderes protectores para quien sea el portador del mismo. Pronounced [amuˈlet̪o]. Often confused with azulejo and amuletos.

Key facts for amuleto
PropertyValue
Headwordamuleto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[amuˈlet̪o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#32,492
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for amuleto is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [amuˈlet̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,492 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Objeto o cosa que al cual se le atribuyen poderes protectores para quien sea el portador del mismo.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for amuleto, with forms such as "amlueto", "ammuleto", and "amuelto". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "azulejo", "amuletos", "adulto", 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 amuleto, spelled A-M-U-L-E-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Objeto o cosa que al cual se le atribuyen poderes protectores para quien sea el portador del mismo.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amlueto,ammuleto,amuelto,amuleot,amuletto,amulleto,amulteo,aumleto,mauleto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for amuleto

Misspelling Variants of "amuleto"

amlueto7ammuleto8amuelto7amuleot7amuletto8amulleto8amulteo7aumleto7
Misspelling Variants of "amuleto"

Frequency rank: #32,492 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "amuleto"?
"amuleto" is spelled A-M-U-L-E-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [amuˈlet̪o].
What does "amuleto" mean?
As a noun, "amuleto" means: Objeto o cosa que al cual se le atribuyen poderes protectores para quien sea el portador del mismo.
What words are commonly confused with "amuleto"?
"amuleto" is commonly confused with "azulejo", "amuletos", "adulto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "amuleto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amuleto" is [amuˈlet̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amuleto" come from?
"amuleto" 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.