congreso

/[kõŋˈgɾeso]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#784

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

congreso is aSpanishnoun. It means: Junta de varias personas para deliberar sobre algún negocio. Pronounced [kõŋˈgɾeso]. It ranks #784 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with congress and congresos.

Key facts for congreso
PropertyValue
Headwordcongreso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kõŋˈgɾeso]
Letters8
Frequency rank#784
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for congreso is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõŋˈgɾeso]. Corpus data places it at rank #784 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for congreso, with forms such as "ccongreso", "cnogreso", and "cognreso". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "congress", "congresos", "confesó", 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 congreso, spelled C-O-N-G-R-E-S-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Junta de varias personas para deliberar sobre algún negocio.
  2. 2
    Junta que se hace para tratar asuntos de gobierno y ajustar las paces entre naciones.
  3. 3
    Cuerpo legislativo compuesto de personas nombradas directamente por los electores.
  4. 4
    Edificio donde los diputados a Cortes Generales celebran sus sesiones.
  5. 5
    En algunos países: asamblea nacional.
  6. 6
    Ayuntamiento.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccongreso,cnogreso,cognreso,congerso,conggreso,congreos,congresso,congrreso,congrseo,conngreso,conrgeso,ocngreso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for congreso

Misspelling Variants of "congreso"

ccongreso9cnogreso8cognreso8congerso8conggreso9congreos8congresso9congrreso9
Misspelling Variants of "congreso"

Frequency rank: #784 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "congreso"?
"congreso" is spelled C-O-N-G-R-E-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kõŋˈgɾeso].
What does "congreso" mean?
As a noun, "congreso" means: Junta de varias personas para deliberar sobre algún negocio.
What words are commonly confused with "congreso"?
"congreso" is commonly confused with "congress", "congresos", "confesó". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "congreso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "congreso" is [kõŋˈgɾeso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "congreso" come from?
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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.