concurso

[kõŋˈkuɾso]

/[kõŋˈkuɾso]/ noun

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The verdict

“concurso” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,718. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,718
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Competencia abierta entre diversos candidatos en quienes concurren las mismas condiciones, para escoger al mejor o a los mejores.

Corpus desk

Index ES-concurso · concurso · Spanish

concurso · rank #1,718 · 12 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,718
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH claramente

Nearest frequency peer: claramente (-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 “concurso”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “concurso” 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).

concurso vs confuso
75% similar
concurso vs conjuro
75% similar
concurso vs converso
75% similar

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

Key facts for concurso
PropertyValue
Headwordconcurso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kõŋˈkuɾso]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,718
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “concurso”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).concursocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “claramente” (#1,717), “consecuencias” (#1,719), “categoría” (#1,716). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “concurso” va en #1,718. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around concurso (IPA [kõŋˈkuɾso]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,718 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for concurso, with forms such as "cconcurso", "cnocurso", and "cocnurso". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "confuso", "conjuro", "converso", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is concurso, spelled C-O-N-C-U-R-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Competencia abierta entre diversos candidatos en quienes concurren las mismas condiciones, para escoger al mejor o a los mejores.
  2. 2
    Concurrencia.
  3. 3
    Coincidencia simultánea de sucesos o circunstancias diferentes.
  4. 4
    Asistencia o ayuda para una cosa.
  5. 5
    Oposición que por medio de ejercicios científicos, artísticos o literarios, o alegando méritos, se hace a prebendas, cátedras, premios, etc.
  6. 6
    Llamamiento a los que quieran encargarse de ejecutar una obra bajo determinadas condiciones, para elegir la propuesta que ofrezca mayores ventajas.
  7. 7
    Régimen jurídico al que se pueden someter cierto tipo de deudores cuyo patrimonio es insolvente, en donde deben intentar concluir un acuerdo con sus acreedores para revertir la situación de crisis que devino en la insolvencia. De no poder pactarse o cumplirse el acuerdo, deberá declararse la quiebra.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. eran numerosas las personas que ofrecían su concurso desinteresado en la operación.

Synonyms

competicióncertamenconcurso de acreedoresconcurso preventivo

This word in other languages

contest(English)concours(Français)Preisausschreiben(Deutsch)certame(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconcurso
  • cnocurso
  • cocnurso
  • conccurso
  • concruso
  • concuros
  • concurrso
  • concursso
  • concusro
  • conncurso
  • conucrso
  • ocncurso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cconcurso1cnocurso2cocnurso2conccurso1concruso2concuros2concurrso1concursso1
Edit distance from "concurso"

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 "concurso"?
"concurso" is spelled C-O-N-C-U-R-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kõŋˈkuɾso].
What does "concurso" mean?
As a noun, "concurso" means: Competencia abierta entre diversos candidatos en quienes concurren las mismas condiciones, para escoger al mejor o a los mejores.
What words are commonly confused with "concurso"?
"concurso" is commonly confused with "confuso", "conjuro", "converso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "concurso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "concurso" is [kõŋˈkuɾso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "concurso" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

utilizar#1,707pregunto#1,745medicina#1,682entiende#1,675

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

categoría12 variantshacerse12 variantsrealizado12 variantsaccidente12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list