gentilicio
[xẽn̪t̪iˈlisjo]
The verdict
“gentilicio” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #38,723. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #38,723
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 17,549
- “G” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que indica el lugar o linaje de origen.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gentilicio |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [xẽn̪t̪iˈlisjo] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #38,723 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gentilicio” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around gentilicio (IPA [xẽn̪t̪iˈlisjo]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #38,723 among 17,549 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for gentilicio, with forms such as "egntilicio", "genitlicio", and "genntilicio". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is gentilicio, spelled G-E-N-T-I-L-I-C-I-O.
Definition
- 1Que indica el lugar o linaje de origen.
- 2Propio de o relativo al linaje o la ascendencia.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- egntilicio
- genitlicio
- genntilicio
- gentiilcio
- gentilciio
- gentiliccio
- gentilicoi
- gentiliico
- gentilisio
- gentillicio
- gentliicio
- genttilicio
- getnilicio
- ggentilicio
- gnetilicio
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gentilicio - 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.
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Using “gentilicio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-E-N-T-I-L-I-C-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [xẽn̪t̪iˈlisjo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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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.