girasol

[xiɾaˈsol]

/[xiɾaˈsol]/ noun

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The verdict

“girasol” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #23,429. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,429
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Helianthus annuus) Planta de la familia de las asteráceas, herbácea, anual, originaria de América, de tallo alto y erecto y característica inflorescencia amarilla en forma de disco. Sus semillas c...

Corpus desk

Index ES-girasol · girasol · Spanish

girasol · rank #23,429 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,429
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gladys

Nearest frequency peer: Gladys (+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 “girasol”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “girasol” 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).

girasol vs graso
71% similar
girasol vs grasos
71% similar
girasol vs girasoles
78% similar

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

Key facts for girasol
PropertyValue
Headwordgirasol
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[xiɾaˈsol]
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,429
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “girasol”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).girasolcae 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 “Gladys” (#23,430), “gemas” (#23,427), “glass” (#23,431). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “girasol” va en #23,429. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around girasol (IPA [xiɾaˈsol]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,429 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for girasol, with forms such as "ggirasol", "giarsol", and "giraosl". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "graso", "grasos", "girasoles", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is girasol, spelled G-I-R-A-S-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Helianthus annuus) Planta de la familia de las asteráceas, herbácea, anual, originaria de América, de tallo alto y erecto y característica inflorescencia amarilla en forma de disco. Sus semillas comestibles se aprovechan para la extracción de aceite.
  2. 2
    Flor de esta planta.
  3. 3
    Persona volátil que se pliega a la opinión de los poderosos para granjearse su favor.

Synonyms

heliantomaravillamirasolpocolotetlapololotetornasolgigantagiganteacamaleóncamarónchaqueteropanquequeveleta

This word in other languages

sunflower(English)tournesol(Français)Sonnenblume(Deutsch)girassol(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggirasol
  • giarsol
  • giraosl
  • giraslo
  • girasoll
  • girassol
  • girrasol
  • girsaol
  • griasol
  • igrasol

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggirasol1giarsol2giraosl2giraslo2girasoll1girassol1girrasol1girsaol2
Edit distance from "girasol"

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 "girasol"?
"girasol" is spelled G-I-R-A-S-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is [xiɾaˈsol].
What does "girasol" mean?
As a noun, "girasol" means: (Helianthus annuus) Planta de la familia de las asteráceas, herbácea, anual, originaria de América, de tallo alto y erecto y característica inflorescencia amarilla en forma de disco. Sus semillas c...
What words are commonly confused with "girasol"?
"girasol" is commonly confused with "graso", "grasos", "girasoles". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "girasol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "girasol" is [xiɾaˈsol]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "girasol" come from?
"girasol" 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 "girasol", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

garante#23,423granero#23,435guajira#23,437florece#23,418

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Gladys10 variantsfisuras10 variantsheredar10 variantshuertos10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list