helicóptero

/[eliˈkopt̪eɾo]/ noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,027

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

helicóptero is aSpanishnoun. It means: Vehículo para desplazarse por el aire, que posee una gran hélice horizontal central (llamada rotor), para elevarse, descender y avanzar, y otra hélice vertical más pequeña en la cola, para la estab... Pronounced [eliˈkopt̪eɾo]. It ranks #7,027 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with helicópteros.

Key facts for helicóptero
PropertyValue
Headwordhelicóptero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eliˈkopt̪eɾo]
Letters11
Frequency rank#7,027
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for helicóptero is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eliˈkopt̪eɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,027 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for helicóptero, with forms such as "ehlicóptero", "heilcóptero", and "helcióptero". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "helicópteros", 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 helicóptero, spelled H-E-L-I-C-Ó-P-T-E-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vehículo para desplazarse por el aire, que posee una gran hélice horizontal central (llamada rotor), para elevarse, descender y avanzar, y otra hélice vertical más pequeña en la cola, para la estabilidad. Algunos aparatos pesados usan dos rotores de movimiento opuesto y ninguna hélice vertical.
  2. 2
    Libélula.
  3. 3
    Postura sexual en donde el hombre yace boca arriba y la mujer se sienta sobre su pene y da vueltas conservando el pene en su interior.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ehlicóptero,heilcóptero,helcióptero,heliccóptero,helicpótero,helicópetro,helicópptero,helicópteor,helicópterro,helicóptreo,helicópttero,helicótpero,heliócptero,hellicóptero,hhelicóptero,hleicóptero

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for helicóptero

Misspelling Variants of "helicóptero"

ehlicóptero11heilcóptero11helcióptero11heliccóptero12helicpótero11helicópetro11helicópptero12helicópteor11
Misspelling Variants of "helicóptero"

Frequency rank: #7,027 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "helicóptero"?
"helicóptero" is spelled H-E-L-I-C-Ó-P-T-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [eliˈkopt̪eɾo].
What does "helicóptero" mean?
As a noun, "helicóptero" means: Vehículo para desplazarse por el aire, que posee una gran hélice horizontal central (llamada rotor), para elevarse, descender y avanzar, y otra hélice vertical más pequeña en la cola, para la estab...
What words are commonly confused with "helicóptero"?
"helicóptero" is commonly confused with "helicópteros". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "helicóptero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "helicóptero" is [eliˈkopt̪eɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "helicóptero" come from?
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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.