criminología
[kɾiminoloˈxia]
The verdict
“criminología” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #33,516. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #33,516
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Disciplina que estudia las causas del crimen y preconiza los remedios del comportamiento antisocial del hombre.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | criminología |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɾiminoloˈxia] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #33,516 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “criminología” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around criminología (IPA [kɾiminoloˈxia]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,516 among 77,812 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for criminología, with forms such as "ccriminología", "cirminología", and "criimnología". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is criminología, spelled C-R-I-M-I-N-O-L-O-G-Í-A.
Definition
- 1Disciplina que estudia las causas del crimen y preconiza los remedios del comportamiento antisocial del hombre.
- 2Ciencia empírica interdisciplinar encargada del estudio del delito, el delincuente y el control social.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccriminología
- cirminología
- criimnología
- criminloogía
- criminnología
- criminolgoía
- criminollogía
- criminologaí
- criminologgía
- criminoloíga
- criminoolgía
- crimionlogía
- crimminología
- crimniología
- crmiinología
- crriminología
- rciminología
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of criminología - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “criminología”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-R-I-M-I-N-O-L-O-G-Í-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kɾiminoloˈxia] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.