clímax

/[ˈklimaks]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,357

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

clímax is aSpanishnoun. It means: Momento o punto más elevado o intenso en un proceso, especialmente en el desarrollo de una historia o un argumento Pronounced [ˈklimaks]. Often confused with Colima and cima.

Key facts for clímax
PropertyValue
Headwordclímax
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈklimaks]
Letters6
Frequency rank#26,357
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of clímax in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for clímax is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈklimaks]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,357 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for clímax, with forms such as "cclímax", "cllímax", and "clmíax". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Colima", "cima", "clima", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is clímax, spelled C-L-Í-M-A-X, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Momento o punto más elevado o intenso en un proceso, especialmente en el desarrollo de una historia o un argumento
  2. 2
    Figura consistente en aumentar gradualmente la intensidad en una serie de paralelismos
  3. 3
    Sensación física y emocional que se experimenta en el punto de máximo placer sexual.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cclímax,cllímax,clmíax,clíamx,clímaxx,clímmax,clímxa,cílmax,lcímax

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for clímax

Misspelling Variants of "clímax"

cclímax7cllímax7clmíax6clíamx6clímaxx7clímmax7clímxa6cílmax6
Misspelling Variants of "clímax"

Frequency rank: #26,357 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "clímax"?
"clímax" is spelled C-L-Í-M-A-X. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklimaks].
What does "clímax" mean?
As a noun, "clímax" means: Momento o punto más elevado o intenso en un proceso, especialmente en el desarrollo de una historia o un argumento
What words are commonly confused with "clímax"?
"clímax" is commonly confused with "Colima", "cima", "clima". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "clímax"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clímax" is [ˈklimaks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clímax" come from?
"clímax" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.