aquello

/[aˈkeʝo]/ pron

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,591

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

aquello is aSpanishpron. It means: Se refiere a algo que está lejos, en el espacio o en el tiempo, de la persona que habla y de la persona con quien se habla. Pronounced [aˈkeʝo]. It ranks #2,591 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with aquellos and aquel.

Key facts for aquello
PropertyValue
Headwordaquello
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPron
IPA[aˈkeʝo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,591
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for aquello is 7 letters long, classified as apron, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈkeʝo]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,591 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for aquello, with forms such as "aqeullo", "aqquello", and "aquelo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "aquellos", "aquel", "abuelo", 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 aquello, spelled A-Q-U-E-L-L-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se refiere a algo que está lejos, en el espacio o en el tiempo, de la persona que habla y de la persona con quien se habla.
  2. 2
    Designa un objeto cuyo nombre no quiere mencionarse, denotando complicidad con quien se habla.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aqeullo,aqquello,aquelo,aquelol,aqulelo,auqello,qauello

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for aquello

Misspelling Variants of "aquello"

aqeullo7aqquello8aquelo6aquelol7aqulelo7auqello7qauello7
Misspelling Variants of "aquello"

Frequency rank: #2,591 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aquello"?
"aquello" is spelled A-Q-U-E-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈkeʝo].
What does "aquello" mean?
As a pron, "aquello" means: Se refiere a algo que está lejos, en el espacio o en el tiempo, de la persona que habla y de la persona con quien se habla.
What words are commonly confused with "aquello"?
"aquello" is commonly confused with "aquellos", "aquel", "abuelo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aquello"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aquello" is [aˈkeʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aquello" come from?
"aquello" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.