energía

[eneɾˈxia]

/[eneɾˈxia]/ noun

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The verdict

“energía” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #822. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#822
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Es una magnitud física del tipo escalar que se manifiesta en diversas formas, se mide por la capacidad de una fuerza o de un sistema para realizar trabajo mecánico, sus principales unidades son: ju...

Corpus desk

Index ES-energia · energía · Spanish

energía · rank #822 · 9 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #822
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH diferente

Nearest frequency peer: diferente (-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 “energía”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “energía” 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).

energía vs energy
71% similar
energía vs enfría
71% similar
energía vs energías
88% similar

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

Key facts for energía
PropertyValue
Headwordenergía
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eneɾˈxia]
Letters7
Frequency rank#822
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “energía”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “diferente” (#821), “esperar” (#823), “crear” (#820). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “energía” va en #822. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around energía (IPA [eneɾˈxia]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #822 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for energía, with forms such as "eenrgía", "enegría", and "energaí". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "energy", "enfría", "energías", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is energía, spelled E-N-E-R-G-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Es una magnitud física del tipo escalar que se manifiesta en diversas formas, se mide por la capacidad de una fuerza o de un sistema para realizar trabajo mecánico, sus principales unidades son: julios y kilowatts.hora (o kilovatio.hora) y su simbolo es: E.
  2. 2
    Vigor de carácter.
  3. 3
    Gran vitalidad y capacidad para realizar actividades con entusiasmo.
  4. 4
    Suministro de electricidad.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how energía appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. energía de movimiento, energía eléctrica, energía potencial, energía calorífica, energía química, etc.
  2. Estos niños tienen mucha energía.

Synonyms

corrienteluz

This word in other languages

energy(English)énergie(Français)Energie(Deutsch)energia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eenrgía
  • enegría
  • energaí
  • energgía
  • enerrgía
  • eneríga
  • ennergía
  • enregía
  • neergía

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of energía - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eenrgía2enegría2energaí2energgía1enerrgía1eneríga2ennergía1enregía2
Edit distance from "energía"

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 "energía"?
"energía" is spelled E-N-E-R-G-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [eneɾˈxia].
What does "energía" mean?
As a noun, "energía" means: Es una magnitud física del tipo escalar que se manifiesta en diversas formas, se mide por la capacidad de una fuerza o de un sistema para realizar trabajo mecánico, sus principales unidades son: ju...
What words are commonly confused with "energía"?
"energía" is commonly confused with "energy", "enfría", "energías". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "energía"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "energía" is [eneɾˈxia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "energía" come from?
"energía" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

esperar#823comprar#819natural#829pequeña#831

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Formas9 variantsjuntos9 variantsperder9 variantsevitar9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list