cumpleaños

[kũmpleˈaɲos]

/[kũmpleˈaɲos]/ noun

The verdict

“cumpleaños” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,892. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,892
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fecha en que cae el aniversario del nacimiento de alguien.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cumpleanos · cumpleaños · Spanish

cumpleaños · rank #1,892 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,892
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH conocida

Nearest frequency peer: conocida (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “cumpleaños”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “cumpleaños” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cumpleaños
PropertyValue
Headwordcumpleaños
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kũmpleˈaɲos]
Letters10
Frequency rank#1,892
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cumpleaños”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cumpleañoscae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “conocida” (#1,891), “decidió” (#1,893), “clientes” (#1,890). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cumpleaños” va en #1,892. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around cumpleaños (IPA [kũmpleˈaɲos]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,892 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for cumpleaños, with forms such as "ccumpleaños", "cmupleaños", and "cumlpeaños". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is cumpleaños, spelled C-U-M-P-L-E-A-Ñ-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fecha en que cae el aniversario del nacimiento de alguien.
  2. 2
    Fiesta o reunión en que se celebra un cumpleaños.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccumpleaños
  • cmupleaños
  • cumlpeaños
  • cummpleaños
  • cumpelaños
  • cumplaeños
  • cumpleaoñs
  • cumpleañoss
  • cumpleañso
  • cumpleñaos
  • cumplleaños
  • cumppleaños
  • cupmleaños
  • ucmpleaños

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cumpleaños - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccumpleaños1cmupleaños2cumlpeaños2cummpleaños1cumpelaños2cumplaeños2cumpleaoñs2cumpleañoss1
Edit distance from "cumpleaños"

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 "cumpleaños"?
"cumpleaños" is spelled C-U-M-P-L-E-A-Ñ-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kũmpleˈaɲos].
What does "cumpleaños" mean?
As a noun, "cumpleaños" means: Fecha en que cae el aniversario del nacimiento de alguien.
What are common misspellings of "cumpleaños"?
Common misspellings include "ccumpleaños", "cmupleaños", "cumlpeaños", "cummpleaños", "cumpelaños". The correct spelling is "cumpleaños".
How do you pronounce "cumpleaños"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cumpleaños" is [kũmpleˈaɲos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cumpleaños" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cumpleaños", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list