ejercicio

/[exeɾˈsisjo]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,478

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

ejercicio is aSpanishnoun. It means: Acción o efecto de ejercer o de ejercitar. Pronounced [exeɾˈsisjo]. It ranks #1,478 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with ejerció and ejército.

Key facts for ejercicio
PropertyValue
Headwordejercicio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[exeɾˈsisjo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,478
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ejercicio in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for ejercicio is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [exeɾˈsisjo]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,478 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for ejercicio, with forms such as "eejrcicio", "ejecricio", and "ejerccicio". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "ejerció", "ejército", "ejercido", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is ejercicio, spelled E-J-E-R-C-I-C-I-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de ejercer o de ejercitar.
  2. 2
    En particular, cualquier actividad destinada a adquirir, desarrollar o conservar una habilidad.
  3. 3
    En particular, las que se realizan para adquirir, desarrollar o conservar la coordinación, fuerza y resistencia físicas.
  4. 4
    En particular, las que se realizan para adquirir, desarrollar o conservar la disciplina y técnica militares.
  5. 5
    En particular, las que se realizan para fortalecer el espíritu mediante la oración o la penitencia.
  6. 6
    Prueba práctica mediante la cual un estudiante demuestra que ha adquirido una habilidad o conocimiento.
  7. 7
    En particular, cada uno de los que conforman un examen formal.
  8. 8
    Prueba que realizan los participantes en una competición deportiva y mediante su ejecución se les valora.
  9. 9
    Período regular que se toma como base para el cómputo de los resultados de la actividad económica y la elaboración de los respectivos informes.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eejrcicio,ejecricio,ejerccicio,ejercciio,ejerciccio,ejercicoi,ejerciico,ejericcio,ejerrcicio,ejersisio,ejjercicio,ejrecicio,jeercicio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ejercicio

Misspelling Variants of "ejercicio"

eejrcicio9ejecricio9ejerccicio10ejercciio9ejerciccio10ejercicoi9ejerciico9ejericcio9
Misspelling Variants of "ejercicio"

Frequency rank: #1,478 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ejercicio"?
"ejercicio" is spelled E-J-E-R-C-I-C-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [exeɾˈsisjo].
What does "ejercicio" mean?
As a noun, "ejercicio" means: Acción o efecto de ejercer o de ejercitar.
What words are commonly confused with "ejercicio"?
"ejercicio" is commonly confused with "ejerció", "ejército", "ejercido". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ejercicio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ejercicio" is [exeɾˈsisjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ejercicio" come from?
"ejercicio" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.