estilo

[esˈt̪ilo]

/[esˈt̪ilo]/ noun

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The verdict

“estilo” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #742. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#742
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Modo de comportarse típico de una época, grupo, cultura o persona, en especial en cuanto hace a los asuntos artísticos o estéticos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-estilo · estilo · Spanish

estilo · rank #742 · 8 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #742
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH entrar

Nearest frequency peer: entrar (-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 “estilo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “estilo” 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).

estilo vs esto
67% similar
estilo vs ético
50% similar
estilo vs estuvo
67% similar

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

Key facts for estilo
PropertyValue
Headwordestilo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[esˈt̪ilo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#742
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “estilo”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).estilocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “entrar” (#741), “ex” (#743), “dije” (#740). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “estilo” va en #742. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around estilo (IPA [esˈt̪ilo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #742 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for estilo, with forms such as "esitlo", "esstilo", and "estillo". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "esto", "ético", "estuvo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is estilo, spelled E-S-T-I-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Modo de comportarse típico de una época, grupo, cultura o persona, en especial en cuanto hace a los asuntos artísticos o estéticos.
  2. 2
    Gusto o criterio en cosas de elegancia y belleza.
  3. 3
    Modalidad en la que se practica un deporte o competencia.
  4. 4
    Parte alargada del pistilo, ya sea una hoja carpelar o el resultado de la unión de varias de ellas, que culmina con un engrosamiento llamado estigma.
  5. 5
    Punzón empleado para grabar caracteres escritos o dibujar sobre una superficie recubierta de material blando.
  6. 6
    Columna o pedestal que sostiene alguna cosa.
  7. 7
    Varilla que en un reloj de sol se inserta perpendicularmente en su superficie y cuya sombra marca la hora.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Puede el tirano pensar al estilo wagneriano, con biológicas en mano Götterdämmerung armar y en la hoguera terminar su falsa revolución rodeado de destrucción igual que su ídolo Adolfo y con el Saddam del Golfo formar un Armagedón.
  2. He admirado el fino estilo crítico suyo que tan preciso uso hace de los modernos criterios de análisis estético literario.

Synonyms

gnomon

This word in other languages

style(English)modèle(Français)Stil(Deutsch)estilo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esitlo
  • esstilo
  • estillo
  • estiol
  • estlio
  • esttilo
  • etsilo
  • setilo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of estilo - 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.

esitlo2esstilo1estillo1estiol2estlio2esttilo1etsilo2setilo2
Edit distance from "estilo"

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 "estilo"?
"estilo" is spelled E-S-T-I-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈt̪ilo].
What does "estilo" mean?
As a noun, "estilo" means: Modo de comportarse típico de una época, grupo, cultura o persona, en especial en cuanto hace a los asuntos artísticos o estéticos.
What words are commonly confused with "estilo"?
"estilo" is commonly confused with "esto", "ético", "estuvo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "estilo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "estilo" is [esˈt̪ilo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "estilo" come from?
"estilo" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

entrar#741juegos#745arriba#736puerta#755

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

ayudar8 variantssaben8 variantspequeño8 variantspuerto8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list