axila
[akˈsila]
The verdict
“axila” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #35,893. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #35,893
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,704
- “A” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Concavidad que forma el brazo en su articulación con el hombro.
Corpus desk
Index ES-axila · axila · Spanish
axila · rank #35,893 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #35,893
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,704
- PHOTO-FINISH añicos
Nearest frequency peer: añicos (+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 “axila”
Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino
- atrevidas
atrevidas
64,113 corpus weight
- aumentarán
aumentarán
64,111 corpus weight
- axila
axila
64,108 corpus weight
- añicos
añicos
64,107 corpus weight
- banano
banano
64,105 corpus weight
- based
based
64,103 corpus weight
What this shows “axila” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.
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 | axila |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [akˈsila] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #35,893 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “axila”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around axila (IPA [akˈsila]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,893 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for axila, with forms such as "aixla", "axial", and "axilla". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Ayala", "axilas", "axioma", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is axila, spelled A-X-I-L-A.
Definition
- 1Concavidad que forma el brazo en su articulación con el hombro.
- 2Ángulo formado por una hoja y su eje.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how axila appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«Es claro que si se trata de un evento especial, el tiempo invertido en todas las faenas concernientes: baño, secado del cabello, el arreglo de manos y pies, depilado de axilas, piernas y demás partes de las que haya necesidad, ir de compras por zapatos y vestido nuevos, medias, etc., es lo de menos».
«Hizo un movimiento de cintura y sentí un líquido tibio que mojaba la palma de mi mano; después la devolvió hasta mi pecho y comenzó a frotar las costillas, la espalda, las axilas y el bajo vientre».
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- aixla
- axial
- axilla
- axlia
- axxila
- xaila
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of axila - 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.
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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).