elevador
[eleβ̞aˈð̞oɾ]
The verdict
“elevador” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #26,422 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #26,422
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Máquina que sirve para trasladarse en construcciones que tienen distintos niveles (pisos).
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 | elevador |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [eleβ̞aˈð̞oɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #26,422 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “elevador” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for elevador is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eleβ̞aˈð̞oɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,422 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Máquina que sirve para trasladarse en construcciones que tienen distintos niveles (pisos).".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for elevador, with forms such as "eelvador", "eleavdor", and "elebador". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "elevar", "elevados", "elevando", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 elevador, spelled E-L-E-V-A-D-O-R.
Definition
- 1Máquina que sirve para trasladarse en construcciones que tienen distintos niveles (pisos).
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eelvador,eleavdor,elebador,elevaddor,elevadorr,elevadro,elevaodr,elevdaor,elevvador,ellevador,elveador,leevador
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of elevador - 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 “elevador”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-L-E-V-A-D-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [eleβ̞aˈð̞oɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “elevar” - see the side-by-side comparison. elevador vs elevar
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.