celoso

[seˈloso]

/[seˈloso]/ adj

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The verdict

“celoso” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,255. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,255
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que tiene celos, esto es, que no quiere ver a una persona querida con otra que no sea ella, por miedo a perderla.

Corpus desk

Index ES-celoso · celoso · Spanish

celoso · rank #9,255 · 9 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,255
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH centrado

Nearest frequency peer: centrado (+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 “celoso”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “celoso” 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).

celoso vs coso
67% similar
celoso vs cesó
50% similar
celoso vs censo
67% similar

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

Key facts for celoso
PropertyValue
Headwordceloso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[seˈloso]
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,255
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “celoso”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).celosocae 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 “centrado” (#9,256), “casados” (#9,253), “cereales” (#9,257). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “celoso” va en #9,255. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around celoso (IPA [seˈloso]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,255 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for celoso, with forms such as "cceloso", "celloso", and "celoos". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "coso", "cesó", "censo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is celoso, spelled C-E-L-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que tiene celos, esto es, que no quiere ver a una persona querida con otra que no sea ella, por miedo a perderla.
  2. 2
    Muy cuidadoso con su intimidad o sus secretos.

Synonyms

receloso

This word in other languages

jealous(English)jaloux(Français)eifersüchtig(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cceloso
  • celloso
  • celoos
  • celosso
  • celsoo
  • ceolso
  • cleoso
  • ecloso
  • seloso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of celoso - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cceloso1celloso1celoos2celosso1celsoo2ceolso2cleoso2ecloso2
Edit distance from "celoso"

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 "celoso"?
"celoso" is spelled C-E-L-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [seˈloso].
What does "celoso" mean?
As an adjective, "celoso" means: Que tiene celos, esto es, que no quiere ver a una persona querida con otra que no sea ella, por miedo a perderla.
What words are commonly confused with "celoso"?
"celoso" is commonly confused with "coso", "cesó", "censo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "celoso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "celoso" is [seˈloso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "celoso" come from?
"celoso" 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 "celoso", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

carril#9,252bondad#9,247bajado#9,246bailes#9,245

Similar misspelling depth

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

decida9 variantsvolvía9 variantsusaban9 variantsteórico9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list