artículo
[aɾˈt̪ikulo]
The verdict
“artículo” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #350. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #350
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,704
- “A” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cada una de las partes en que se divide un escrito.
Corpus desk
Index ES-articulo · artículo · Spanish
artículo · rank #350 · 11 variants · 6 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #350
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,704
- PHOTO-FINISH uso
Nearest frequency peer: uso (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “artículo”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- somos
somos
99,654 corpus weight
- uso
uso
99,652 corpus weight
- artículo
artículo
99,651 corpus weight
- cerca
cerca
99,650 corpus weight
- cierto
cierto
99,649 corpus weight
- grande
grande
99,648 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “artículo” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | artículo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aɾˈt̪ikulo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #350 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “artículo” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around artículo (IPA [aɾˈt̪ikulo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #350 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for artículo, with forms such as "arrtículo", "artcíulo", and "arttículo". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "artículos", "Ártico", "article", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 artículo, spelled A-R-T-Í-C-U-L-O.
Definition
- 1Cada una de las partes en que se divide un escrito.
- 2División de un diccionario o enciclopedia encabezada con una palabra distinta.
- 3Escrito de cierta extensión e importancia inserto en un periódico.
- 4Objeto comercial o con el que se hacen negocios.
- 5Tipo de palabra o categoría gramatical cuya función es denotar la extensión en que ha de tomarse el sustantivo al que acompaña.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how artículo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En la oración "recibí un mensaje", el artículo "un" denota que el sustantivo "mensaje" debe tomarse como información nueva o no definida.
En la oración "recibí el mensaje", el artículo "el" denota que el sustantivo "mensaje" debe tomarse como información general o definida.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- arrtículo
- artcíulo
- arttículo
- artícculo
- artícluo
- artícullo
- artícuol
- artíuclo
- arítculo
- atrículo
- ratículo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of artículo - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "artículo", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "artículo". Here's where to go from here.
- "artículo" maps to 6 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "artículos". View pair
- 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #350 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "A" letter cohort. A–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.