elegible
[eleˈxiβ̞le]
The verdict
“elegible” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #34,080. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #34,080
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que se puede elegir.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | elegible |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [eleˈxiβ̞le] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #34,080 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “elegible” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around elegible (IPA [eleˈxiβ̞le]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #34,080 among 101,141 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Que se puede elegir.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for elegible, with forms such as "eelgible", "elegbile", and "eleggible". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "elegiste", "exigible", "elegibles", 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is elegible, spelled E-L-E-G-I-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Que se puede elegir.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- eelgible
- elegbile
- eleggible
- elegibble
- elegibel
- elegiblle
- elegilbe
- elegivle
- eleigble
- elgeible
- ellegible
- leegible
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of elegible - 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.
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 “elegible”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-L-E-G-I-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [eleˈxiβ̞le] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “elegiste” - see the side-by-side comparison. elegible vs elegiste
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Same frequency band
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.