countries

/ˈkʌn.tɹiz/

//ˈkʌn.tɹiz// noun

The verdict

“countries” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #41,828. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,828
frequency rank, Spanish
77,812
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de country ('países').

Key facts for countries
PropertyValue
Headwordcountries
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkʌn.tɹiz/
Letters9
Frequency rank#41,828
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “countries” 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). countries 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 13 spelling variants around countries (IPA /ˈkʌn.tɹiz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,828 among 77,812 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de country ('países').".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for countries, with forms such as "ccountries", "conutries", and "counntries". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is countries, spelled C-O-U-N-T-R-I-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de country ('países').

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccountries
  • conutries
  • counntries
  • counrties
  • countires
  • countreis
  • countriess
  • countrise
  • countrries
  • counttries
  • coutnries
  • cuontries
  • ocuntries

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of countries - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccountries1conutries2counntries1counrties2countires2countreis2countriess1countrise2
Edit distance from "countries"

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 "countries"?
"countries" is spelled C-O-U-N-T-R-I-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkʌn.tɹiz/.
What does "countries" mean?
As a noun, "countries" means: Forma del plural de country ('países').
What are common misspellings of "countries"?
Common misspellings include "ccountries", "conutries", "counntries", "counrties", "countires". The correct spelling is "countries".
How do you pronounce "countries"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "countries" is /ˈkʌn.tɹiz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "countries" come from?
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Using “countries”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-U-N-T-R-I-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈkʌn.tɹiz/ (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

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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list