glosario
[gloˈsaɾjo]
The verdict
“glosario” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #29,232 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #29,232
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pequeño vocabulario, generalmente ubicado al final de un libro, que explica las palabras inusuales y propias del texto.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | glosario |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [gloˈsaɾjo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #29,232 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “glosario” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for glosario is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [gloˈsaɾjo]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,232 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for glosario, with forms such as "gglosario", "gllosario", and "gloasrio". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is glosario, spelled G-L-O-S-A-R-I-O.
Definition
- 1Pequeño vocabulario, generalmente ubicado al final de un libro, que explica las palabras inusuales y propias del texto.
- 2Pequeño diccionario que explica los términos propios de una disciplina.
- 3Conjunto de glosas reunidas en un texto, acerca de un autor o de un tema.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: gglosario,gllosario,gloasrio,glosairo,glosaroi,glosarrio,glosraio,glossario,glsoario,golsario,lgosario
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of glosario - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “glosario”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-L-O-S-A-R-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [gloˈsaɾjo] (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
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.