cadmio
[ˈkað̞mjo]
The verdict
“cadmio” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #44,019 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #44,019
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - El cadmio es un elemento químico de número atómico 48 situado en el grupo 12 de la tabla periódica de los elementos. Su símbolo es Cd. Es un metal pesado, blanco azulado, relativamente poco abundan...
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 | cadmio |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkað̞mjo] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #44,019 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cadmio” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cadmio is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkað̞mjo]. Corpus data places it at rank #44,019 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "El cadmio es un elemento químico de número atómico 48 situado en el grupo 12 de la tabla periódica de los elementos. Su símbolo es Cd. Es un metal pesado, blanco azulado, relativamente poco abundan...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for cadmio, with forms such as "acdmio", "caddmio", and "cadimo". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "campo", "comió", "cedió", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is cadmio, spelled C-A-D-M-I-O.
Definition
- 1El cadmio es un elemento químico de número atómico 48 situado en el grupo 12 de la tabla periódica de los elementos. Su símbolo es Cd. Es un metal pesado, blanco azulado, relativamente poco abundante. Es uno de los metales más tóxicos.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acdmio,caddmio,cadimo,cadmmio,cadmoi,camdio,ccadmio,cdamio
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cadmio - 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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Using “cadmio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-D-M-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkað̞mjo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “campo” - see the side-by-side comparison. cadmio vs campo
- 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.