cambio

[ˈkãmbjo]

/[ˈkãmbjo]/ noun

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The verdict

“cambio” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #302. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#302
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de cambiar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cambio · cambio · Spanish

cambio · rank #302 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #302
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH buenos

Nearest frequency peer: buenos (-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 “cambio”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cambio” 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).

cambio vs campo
67% similar
cambio vs comió
50% similar
cambio vs combo
67% similar

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

Key facts for cambio
PropertyValue
Headwordcambio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkãmbjo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#302
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cambio”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cambiocae 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 “buenos” (#301), “idea” (#303), “amigos” (#300). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cambio” va en #302. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around cambio (IPA [ˈkãmbjo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #302 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for cambio, with forms such as "acmbio", "cabmio", and "cambbio". 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, "campo", "comió", "combo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is cambio, spelled C-A-M-B-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de cambiar.
  2. 2
    Trueque o permuta de una cosa por otra.
  3. 3
    El dinero fraccionario de moneda.
  4. 4
    Entre negociantes, el acto de tomar dinero, obligándose por cierto premio a ponerlo en la parte que se ajusta.
  5. 5
    El valor oscilante de una moneda relativa a otra.
  6. 6
    Cada uno de los engranajes que tiene una caja de cambios que determinan la velocidad y el par que desarollará un motor en un determinado instante.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cambio appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sería bueno un cambio de aires.
  2. He hecho un cambio con mi hermano.

Synonyms

modificacióntransformaciónvariaciónintercambiopermutacanjetruequesueltomenudomorrallavueltacotizacióntipomarcha

This word in other languages

change(English)changement(Français)Tausch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acmbio
  • cabmio
  • cambbio
  • camboi
  • camibo
  • cammbio
  • camvio
  • ccambio
  • cmabio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cambio - 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.

acmbio2cabmio2cambbio1camboi2camibo2cammbio1camvio1ccambio1
Edit distance from "cambio"

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 "cambio"?
"cambio" is spelled C-A-M-B-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkãmbjo].
What does "cambio" mean?
As a noun, "cambio" means: Acción o efecto de cambiar.
What words are commonly confused with "cambio"?
"cambio" is commonly confused with "campo", "comió", "combo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cambio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cambio" is [ˈkãmbjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cambio" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

buenos#301amigos#300mierda#304muerte#305

Similar misspelling depth

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

siendo9 variantsfrente9 variantsalgunas9 variantssocial9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list