antivirus
[ãn̪t̪iˈβ̞iɾus]
The verdict
“antivirus” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #19,310 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #19,310
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Programa informático que detecta y elimina virus u otros programas dañinos de una computadora.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | antivirus |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ãn̪t̪iˈβ̞iɾus] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #19,310 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “antivirus” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for antivirus is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ãn̪t̪iˈβ̞iɾus]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,310 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Programa informático que detecta y elimina virus u otros programas dañinos de una computadora.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for antivirus, with forms such as "anitvirus", "anntivirus", and "antibirus". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is antivirus, spelled A-N-T-I-V-I-R-U-S.
Definition
- 1Programa informático que detecta y elimina virus u otros programas dañinos de una computadora.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: anitvirus,anntivirus,antibirus,antiivrus,antivirrus,antivirsu,antiviruss,antiviurs,antivrius,antivvirus,anttivirus,antviirus,atnivirus,nativirus
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of antivirus - 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 “antivirus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-N-T-I-V-I-R-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ãn̪t̪iˈβ̞iɾus] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.