Aquiles

/[aˈkiles]/ name

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,505

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

Aquiles is aSpanishname. It means: Un héroe de la guerra de Troya y uno de los principales protagonistas y más grandes guerreros de la Ilíada de Homero. Leyendas sostienen que sólo tenía una debilidad: su talón; de ahí sale la expre... Pronounced [aˈkiles]. Often confused with azules and Avilés.

Key facts for Aquiles
PropertyValue
HeadwordAquiles
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechName
IPA[aˈkiles]
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,505
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for Aquiles is 7 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈkiles]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,505 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Aquiles, with forms such as "aqiules", "aqquiles", and "aquiels". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "azules", "Avilés", "ágiles", 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 Aquiles, spelled A-Q-U-I-L-E-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Un héroe de la guerra de Troya y uno de los principales protagonistas y más grandes guerreros de la Ilíada de Homero. Leyendas sostienen que sólo tenía una debilidad: su talón; de ahí sale la expresión el talón de Aquiles y en anatomía el tendón de Aquiles.
  2. 2
    Nombre de pila de varón

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aqiules,aqquiles,aquiels,aquiless,aquilles,aquilse,aqulies,auqiles,qauiles

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Aquiles

Misspelling Variants of "Aquiles"

aqiules7aqquiles8aquiels7aquiless8aquilles8aquilse7aqulies7auqiles7
Misspelling Variants of "Aquiles"

Frequency rank: #16,505 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Aquiles"?
"Aquiles" is spelled A-Q-U-I-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈkiles].
What does "Aquiles" mean?
As a name, "Aquiles" means: Un héroe de la guerra de Troya y uno de los principales protagonistas y más grandes guerreros de la Ilíada de Homero. Leyendas sostienen que sólo tenía una debilidad: su talón; de ahí sale la expre...
What words are commonly confused with "Aquiles"?
"Aquiles" is commonly confused with "azules", "Avilés", "ágiles". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Aquiles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aquiles" is [aˈkiles]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aquiles" come from?
"Aquiles" 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.