helado

/[eˈlað̞o]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,907

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

helado is anSpanishadj. It means: Se dice de algo que se encuentra a una temperatura inferior a la ambiental. Pronounced [eˈlað̞o]. It ranks #4,907 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with hello and helio.

Key facts for helado
PropertyValue
Headwordhelado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[eˈlað̞o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,907
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of helado in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for helado is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eˈlað̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,907 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for helado, with forms such as "ehlado", "healdo", and "heladdo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "hello", "helio", "herido", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is helado, spelled H-E-L-A-D-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se dice de algo que se encuentra a una temperatura inferior a la ambiental.
  2. 2
    Se dice de una persona que se encuentra paralizada por una sorpresa.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ehlado,healdo,heladdo,helaod,heldao,hellado,hhelado,hleado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for helado

Misspelling Variants of "helado"

ehlado6healdo6heladdo7helaod6heldao6hellado7hhelado7hleado6
Misspelling Variants of "helado"

Frequency rank: #4,907 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "helado"?
"helado" is spelled H-E-L-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [eˈlað̞o].
What does "helado" mean?
As an adj, "helado" means: Se dice de algo que se encuentra a una temperatura inferior a la ambiental.
What words are commonly confused with "helado"?
"helado" is commonly confused with "hello", "helio", "herido". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "helado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "helado" is [eˈlað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "helado" come from?
"helado" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.