conflicto
[kõɱˈflikt̪o]
The verdict
“conflicto” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,671 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,671
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Batalla, combate, lucha, pelea.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | conflicto |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kõɱˈflikt̪o] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #1,671 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “conflicto” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for conflicto is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõɱˈflikt̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,671 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for conflicto, with forms such as "cconflicto", "cnoflicto", and "cofnlicto". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "conflictos", "conflict", "conflictivo", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is conflicto, spelled C-O-N-F-L-I-C-T-O.
Definition
- 1Batalla, combate, lucha, pelea.
- 2Choque o enfrentamiento entre sentimientos, ideas, intereses, o fuerzas opuestas.
- 3Violenta oposición de deseos, tendencias o motivaciones simultáneas que pueden producir angustia u otros trastornos.
- 4Situación difícil y desafortunada.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cconflicto,cnoflicto,cofnlicto,confflicto,confilcto,conflcito,confliccto,conflicot,conflictto,conflitco,confllicto,conlficto,connflicto,ocnflicto
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of conflicto - 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.
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.
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Using “conflicto”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-N-F-L-I-C-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kõɱˈflikt̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “conflictos” - see the side-by-side comparison. conflicto vs conflictos
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.