castellano

[kast̪eˈʝano]

/[kast̪eˈʝano]/ adj

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The verdict

“castellano” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,867. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,867
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Originario, relativo a, o propio de Castilla.

Corpus desk

Index ES-castellano · castellano · Spanish

castellano · rank #2,867 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,867
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH Canadá

Nearest frequency peer: Canadá (-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 “castellano”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “castellano” 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).

castellano vs Castellón
70% similar
castellano vs Castellanos
82% similar
castellano vs castellana
90% similar

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

Key facts for castellano
PropertyValue
Headwordcastellano
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kast̪eˈʝano]
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,867
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “castellano”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.castellanocae 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 “Canadá” (#2,866), “científicos” (#2,868), “broma” (#2,864). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “castellano” va en #2,867. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around castellano (IPA [kast̪eˈʝano]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,867 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Originario, relativo a, o propio de Castilla.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for castellano, with forms such as "acstellano", "casetllano", and "casstellano". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Castellón", "Castellanos", "castellana", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is castellano, spelled C-A-S-T-E-L-L-A-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Originario, relativo a, o propio de Castilla.

This word in other languages

Castilian(English)castillan(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acstellano
  • casetllano
  • casstellano
  • castelalno
  • castelano
  • castellanno
  • castellaon
  • castellnao
  • castlelano
  • casttellano
  • catsellano
  • ccastellano
  • csatellano

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acstellano2casetllano2casstellano1castelalno2castelano1castellanno1castellaon2castellnao2
Edit distance from "castellano"

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 "castellano"?
"castellano" is spelled C-A-S-T-E-L-L-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kast̪eˈʝano].
What does "castellano" mean?
As an adjective, "castellano" means: Originario, relativo a, o propio de Castilla.
What words are commonly confused with "castellano"?
"castellano" is commonly confused with "Castellón", "Castellanos", "castellana". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "castellano"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "castellano" is [kast̪eˈʝano]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "castellano" come from?
"castellano" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Alejandro13 variantsescuchado13 variantspeligroso13 variantsorganismo13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list