hélice

[ˈelise]

/[ˈelise]/ noun

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The verdict

“hélice” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #31,828. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,828
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Curva tridimensional que corta a las generatrices de un cilindro recto con un ángulo constante.

Corpus desk

Index ES-helice · hélice · Spanish

hélice · rank #31,828 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,828
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH hostelería

Nearest frequency peer: hostelería (-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 “hélice”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “hélice” 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).

hélice vs hice
67% similar
hélice vs helio
50% similar

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

Key facts for hélice
PropertyValue
Headwordhélice
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈelise]
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,828
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “hélice”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “hostelería” (#31,827), “Ife” (#31,829), “iluminan” (#31,830). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “hélice” va en #31,828. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around hélice (IPA [ˈelise]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,828 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for hélice, with forms such as "hhélice", "hléice", and "héilce". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "hice", "helio", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is hélice, spelled H-É-L-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Curva tridimensional que corta a las generatrices de un cilindro recto con un ángulo constante.
  2. 2
    Propulsor empleado en náutica y aeronáutica, conformado por varias palas unidas a un eje que gira a alta velocidad, desplazando el vehículo hacia delante por el diferencial de presión que así se crea. Aunque la forma del propulsor no es helicoidal, el recorrido que realizan los extremos exteriores de las palas al avanzar el vehículo describe una hélice₁, a lo que debe su nombre.
  3. 3
    Parte del oído externo que comprende desde el orificio exterior del canal auditivo hasta el lóbulo de la oreja.
  4. 4
    Nombre dado a los moluscos gasterópodos, cubiertos de una concha en espiral, que viven tanto en la tierra como en el agua.

Synonyms

espiralhélixcaracol

This word in other languages

helix(English)hélice(Français)Helix(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhélice
  • hléice
  • héilce
  • hélcie
  • hélicce
  • héliec
  • hélise
  • héllice
  • éhlice

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hhélice1hléice2héilce2hélcie2hélicce1héliec2hélise1héllice1
Edit distance from "hélice"

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 "hélice"?
"hélice" is spelled H-É-L-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈelise].
What does "hélice" mean?
As a noun, "hélice" means: Curva tridimensional que corta a las generatrices de un cilindro recto con un ángulo constante.
What words are commonly confused with "hélice"?
"hélice" is commonly confused with "hice", "helio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hélice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hélice" is [ˈelise]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hélice" come from?
"hélice" 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 "hélice", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

hereje#31,822halago#31,819Garcés#31,804futsal#31,801

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Hilario9 variantsisleños9 variantsjornal9 variantsextrañe9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list