errático
[eˈrat̪iko]
The verdict
“errático” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #44,723. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #44,723
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que varía de sitio.
Corpus desk
Index ES-erratico · errático · Spanish
errático · rank #44,723 · 9 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #44,723
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 101,141
- PHOTO-FINISH Ercilla
Nearest frequency peer: Ercilla (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “errático”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- environment
environment
55,282 corpus weight
- equivocando
equivocando
55,280 corpus weight
- Ercilla
Ercilla
55,279 corpus weight
- errático
errático
55,278 corpus weight
- escapen
escapen
55,276 corpus weight
- esconda
esconda
55,274 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “errático” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | errático |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [eˈrat̪iko] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #44,723 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “errático” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around errático (IPA [eˈrat̪iko]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #44,723 among 101,141 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for errático, with forms such as "errtáico", "erráitco", and "errátcio". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "estático", "erótico", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is errático, spelled E-R-R-Á-T-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1Que varía de sitio.
- 2Dicho de un síntoma, que no tiene localización o periodicidad fija.
- 3Inconstante o irregular en sus hábitos y formas.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how errático appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Como acontece a todos los caminantes cuando ven que termina su carrera el astro del día, nosotros recogimos en aquel momento nuestra imaginación, apartándola de erráticos devaneos, de antisociales correrías por el tiempo y el espacio y de aventureras excursiones por las soledades del campo, del mar y del firmamento, para fijarla en el mundo social, en el…
los escalofríos vagos y erráticos varían de sitio con la mayor facilidad y producen en el enfermo la sensacion de un chorro de agua fría que le echasen por el dorso y pecho.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- errtáico
- erráitco
- errátcio
- erráticco
- errátioc
- erráttico
- erártico
- erático
- rerático
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of errático - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "errático", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
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.