arcilla

[aɾˈsiʝa]

/[aɾˈsiʝa]/ noun

The verdict

“arcilla” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,974. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,974
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sustancia mineral, combinación de sílice y alúmina, que es dúctil cuando se humedece y que es usada para fabricar objetos de alfarería.

Corpus desk

Index ES-arcilla · arcilla · Spanish

arcilla · rank #12,974 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,974
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH artísticos

Nearest frequency peer: artísticos (+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 “arcilla”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “arcilla” 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).

arcilla vs ardilla
86% similar
arcilla vs Arriola
57% similar
arcilla vs astilla
71% similar

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

Key facts for arcilla
PropertyValue
Headwordarcilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aɾˈsiʝa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,974
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “arcilla”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.arcillacae 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 “artísticos” (#12,975), “anunciada” (#12,972), “aspira” (#12,976). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “arcilla” va en #12,974. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around arcilla (IPA [aɾˈsiʝa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,974 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Sustancia mineral, combinación de sílice y alúmina, que es dúctil cuando se humedece y que es usada para fabricar objetos de alfarería.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for arcilla, with forms such as "acrilla", "arccilla", and "arcila". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "ardilla", "Arriola", "astilla", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 arcilla, spelled A-R-C-I-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sustancia mineral, combinación de sílice y alúmina, que es dúctil cuando se humedece y que es usada para fabricar objetos de alfarería.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acrilla
  • arccilla
  • arcila
  • arcilal
  • arclila
  • ariclla
  • arrcilla
  • arsilla
  • racilla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of arcilla - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

acrilla2arccilla1arcila1arcilal2arclila2ariclla2arrcilla1arsilla1
Edit distance from "arcilla"

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 "arcilla"?
"arcilla" is spelled A-R-C-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aɾˈsiʝa].
What does "arcilla" mean?
As a noun, "arcilla" means: Sustancia mineral, combinación de sílice y alúmina, que es dúctil cuando se humedece y que es usada para fabricar objetos de alfarería.
What words are commonly confused with "arcilla"?
"arcilla" is commonly confused with "ardilla", "Arriola", "astilla". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "arcilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arcilla" is [aɾˈsiʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arcilla" come from?
"arcilla" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list