coronavirus

[koɾonaˈβ̞iɾus]

/[koɾonaˈβ̞iɾus]/ noun

The verdict

“coronavirus” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #24,811. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,811
frequency rank, Spanish
77,812
“C” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Coronaviridae) Miembro de una familia de virus que infectan a animales y seres humanos, y cuyo genoma consiste en una sola cadena de ARN.

Key facts for coronavirus
PropertyValue
Headwordcoronavirus
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koɾonaˈβ̞iɾus]
Letters11
Frequency rank#24,811
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “coronavirus” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). coronavirus lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around coronavirus (IPA [koɾonaˈβ̞iɾus]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,811 among 77,812 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(Coronaviridae) Miembro de una familia de virus que infectan a animales y seres humanos, y cuyo genoma consiste en una sola cadena de ARN.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for coronavirus, with forms such as "ccoronavirus", "coornavirus", and "cornoavirus". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is coronavirus, spelled C-O-R-O-N-A-V-I-R-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Coronaviridae) Miembro de una familia de virus que infectan a animales y seres humanos, y cuyo genoma consiste en una sola cadena de ARN.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccoronavirus
  • coornavirus
  • cornoavirus
  • coroanvirus
  • coronabirus
  • coronaivrus
  • coronavirrus
  • coronavirsu
  • coronaviruss
  • coronaviurs
  • coronavrius
  • coronavvirus
  • coronnavirus
  • coronvairus
  • corronavirus
  • croonavirus
  • ocronavirus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccoronavirus1coornavirus2cornoavirus2coroanvirus2coronabirus1coronaivrus2coronavirrus1coronavirsu2
Edit distance from "coronavirus"

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 "coronavirus"?
"coronavirus" is spelled C-O-R-O-N-A-V-I-R-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [koɾonaˈβ̞iɾus].
What does "coronavirus" mean?
As a noun, "coronavirus" means: (Coronaviridae) Miembro de una familia de virus que infectan a animales y seres humanos, y cuyo genoma consiste en una sola cadena de ARN.
What are common misspellings of "coronavirus"?
Common misspellings include "ccoronavirus", "coornavirus", "cornoavirus", "coroanvirus", "coronabirus". The correct spelling is "coronavirus".
How do you pronounce "coronavirus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coronavirus" is [koɾonaˈβ̞iɾus]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coronavirus" come from?
"coronavirus" 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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Using “coronavirus”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-R-O-N-A-V-I-R-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [koɾonaˈβ̞iɾus] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list