ecología

[ekoloˈxia]

/[ekoloˈxia]/ noun

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The verdict

“ecología” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #11,763. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,763
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ciencia que estudia las relaciones e interacciones entre los seres vivos y su medio ambiente, incluyendo otros seres vivos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ecologia · ecología · Spanish

ecología · rank #11,763 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,763
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH east

Nearest frequency peer: east (-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 “ecología”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ecología” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ecología vs elogia
63% similar
ecología vs economía
75% similar
ecología vs ecológica
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ecología
PropertyValue
Headwordecología
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ekoloˈxia]
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,763
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ecología”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).ecologíacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “east” (#11,762), “elegí” (#11,764), “duermo” (#11,761). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “ecología” va en #11,763. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around ecología (IPA [ekoloˈxia]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,763 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ciencia que estudia las relaciones e interacciones entre los seres vivos y su medio ambiente, incluyendo otros seres vivos.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for ecología, with forms such as "ceología", "eccología", and "ecloogía". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "elogia", "economía", "ecológica", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is ecología, spelled E-C-O-L-O-G-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciencia que estudia las relaciones e interacciones entre los seres vivos y su medio ambiente, incluyendo otros seres vivos.

This word in other languages

ecology(English)écologie(Français)Ökologie(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ceología
  • eccología
  • ecloogía
  • ecolgoía
  • ecollogía
  • ecologaí
  • ecologgía
  • ecoloíga
  • ecoolgía
  • eoclogía

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ceología2eccología1ecloogía2ecolgoía2ecollogía1ecologaí2ecologgía1ecoloíga2
Edit distance from "ecología"

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 "ecología"?
"ecología" is spelled E-C-O-L-O-G-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ekoloˈxia].
What does "ecología" mean?
As a noun, "ecología" means: Ciencia que estudia las relaciones e interacciones entre los seres vivos y su medio ambiente, incluyendo otros seres vivos.
What words are commonly confused with "ecología"?
"ecología" is commonly confused with "elogia", "economía", "ecológica". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ecología"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ecología" is [ekoloˈxia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ecología" come from?
"ecología" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

designar#11,755demandar#11,751concilio#11,739conceder#11,738

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

diploma10 variantsesperen10 variantsespiral10 variantsdejarán10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list