ancestro

[ãnˈsest̪ɾo]

/[ãnˈsest̪ɾo]/ noun

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The verdict

“ancestro” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #42,803. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,803
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ascendiente, persona de la que se desciende, particularmente si es de un tiempo remoto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ancestro · ancestro · Spanish

ancestro · rank #42,803 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,803
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH amplificación

Nearest frequency peer: amplificación (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “ancestro”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “ancestro” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ancestro vs ancestros
89% similar
ancestro vs ancestral
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ancestro
PropertyValue
Headwordancestro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ãnˈsest̪ɾo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#42,803
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ancestro”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).ancestrocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “amplificación” (#42,802), “animen” (#42,804), “amasar” (#42,801). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “ancestro” va en #42,803. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around ancestro (IPA [ãnˈsest̪ɾo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,803 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ascendiente, persona de la que se desciende, particularmente si es de un tiempo remoto.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for ancestro, with forms such as "acnestro", "anccestro", and "ancesrto". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "ancestros", "ancestral", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is ancestro, spelled A-N-C-E-S-T-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ascendiente, persona de la que se desciende, particularmente si es de un tiempo remoto.

Synonyms

antepasado

This word in other languages

ancestor(English)ancêtre(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acnestro
  • anccestro
  • ancesrto
  • ancesstro
  • ancestor
  • ancestrro
  • ancesttro
  • ancetsro
  • ancsetro
  • anecstro
  • anncestro
  • ansestro
  • nacestro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ancestro - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acnestro2anccestro1ancesrto2ancesstro1ancestor2ancestrro1ancesttro1ancetsro2
Edit distance from "ancestro"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ancestro"?
"ancestro" is spelled A-N-C-E-S-T-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ãnˈsest̪ɾo].
What does "ancestro" mean?
As a noun, "ancestro" means: Ascendiente, persona de la que se desciende, particularmente si es de un tiempo remoto.
What words are commonly confused with "ancestro"?
"ancestro" is commonly confused with "ancestros", "ancestral". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ancestro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ancestro" is [ãnˈsest̪ɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ancestro" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ancestro", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

alevosía#42,794alarmado#42,790arañazos#42,816agradaba#42,787

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

apresados13 variantsalgarabía13 variantsapretadas13 variantsapuntamos13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list