élite
[ˈelit̪e]
The verdict
“élite” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,247. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,247
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 31
- “É” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Minoría selecta y rectora.
Corpus desk
Index ES-elite · élite · Spanish
élite · rank #7,247 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #7,247
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 31
- PHOTO-FINISH ámbitos
Nearest frequency peer: ámbitos (-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 “élite”
Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino
- valoración
valoración
92,757 corpus weight
- vinos
vinos
92,756 corpus weight
- ámbitos
ámbitos
92,755 corpus weight
- élite
élite
92,754 corpus weight
- activamente
activamente
92,753 corpus weight
- acuerda
acuerda
92,752 corpus weight
What this shows “élite” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.
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 | élite |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈelit̪e] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #7,247 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “élite”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around élite (IPA [ˈelit̪e]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,247 among 31 “É” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for élite, with forms such as "léite", "éilte", and "éliet". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "este", "elle", "else", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is élite, spelled É-L-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1Minoría selecta y rectora.
- 2Lo escogido, lo selecto, la flor y nata.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- léite
- éilte
- éliet
- élitte
- éllite
- éltie
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of élite - 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "élite", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).