atmósfera
[at̪ˈmosfeɾa]
The verdict
“atmósfera” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #4,678 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #4,678
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Los gases que rodean a la Tierra o cualquier otro cuerpo astronómico.
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 | atmósfera |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [at̪ˈmosfeɾa] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #4,678 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “atmósfera” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for atmósfera is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [at̪ˈmosfeɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,678 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for atmósfera, with forms such as "amtósfera", "atmmósfera", and "atmsófera". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "atmósferas", "atmosférica", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is atmósfera, spelled A-T-M-Ó-S-F-E-R-A.
Definition
- 1Los gases que rodean a la Tierra o cualquier otro cuerpo astronómico.
- 2El aire en un lugar en partícular.
- 3El humor o ánimo de una situación, el espacio que cubre la influencia de este ánimo.
- 4Unidad de presión, Una atmósfera es igual a la presión ejercida por la atmósfera(1) en el nivel del mar, es equivalente a 101325 N/m².
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amtósfera,atmmósfera,atmsófera,atmófsera,atmósefra,atmósfear,atmósferra,atmósffera,atmósfrea,atmóssfera,attmósfera,atómsfera,tamósfera
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of atmósfera - 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 “atmósfera”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-T-M-Ó-S-F-E-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [at̪ˈmosfeɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “atmósferas” - see the side-by-side comparison. atmósfera vs atmósferas
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.