equinoccio

[ekiˈnoksjo]

/[ekiˈnoksjo]/ noun

The verdict

“equinoccio” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #49,617. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,617
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - El momento en el que el Sol pasa por uno de los puntos en que la eclíptica corta el ecuador celeste. Debido a esa transición dos veces al año la duración de día y noche se iguala.

Corpus desk

Index ES-equinoccio · equinoccio · Spanish

equinoccio · rank #49,617 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,617
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH EPL

Nearest frequency peer: EPL (-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 “equinoccio”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “equinoccio” 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
Key facts for equinoccio
PropertyValue
Headwordequinoccio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ekiˈnoksjo]
Letters10
Frequency rank#49,617
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “equinoccio”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.equinocciocae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “EPL” (#49,616), “equivalía” (#49,619), “entrase” (#49,614). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “equinoccio” va en #49,617. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around equinoccio (IPA [ekiˈnoksjo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,617 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "El momento en el que el Sol pasa por uno de los puntos en que la eclíptica corta el ecuador celeste. Debido a esa transición dos veces al año la duración de día y noche se iguala.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for equinoccio, with forms such as "eqiunoccio", "eqquinoccio", and "equincocio". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 equinoccio, spelled E-Q-U-I-N-O-C-C-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    El momento en el que el Sol pasa por uno de los puntos en que la eclíptica corta el ecuador celeste. Debido a esa transición dos veces al año la duración de día y noche se iguala.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Una costumbre en la Mesoamérica de la antigüedad consistía en establecer el comienzo del año alrededor de un solsticio o equinoccio y luego hacer un ajuste de veinte días completos cada ochenta y tres años, una suerte de año bisiesto.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eqiunoccio
  • eqquinoccio
  • equincocio
  • equinnoccio
  • equinoccoi
  • equinocico
  • equinocio
  • equinocsio
  • equionccio
  • equnioccio
  • euqinoccio
  • qeuinoccio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eqiunoccio2eqquinoccio1equincocio2equinnoccio1equinoccoi2equinocico2equinocio1equinocsio1
Edit distance from "equinoccio"

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 "equinoccio"?
"equinoccio" is spelled E-Q-U-I-N-O-C-C-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ekiˈnoksjo].
What does "equinoccio" mean?
As a noun, "equinoccio" means: El momento en el que el Sol pasa por uno de los puntos en que la eclíptica corta el ecuador celeste. Debido a esa transición dos veces al año la duración de día y noche se iguala.
What are common misspellings of "equinoccio"?
Common misspellings include "eqiunoccio", "eqquinoccio", "equincocio", "equinnoccio", "equinoccoi". The correct spelling is "equinoccio".
How do you pronounce "equinoccio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "equinoccio" is [ekiˈnoksjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "equinoccio" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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Similar misspelling depth

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list