hielo

[ˈjelo]

/[ˈjelo]/ noun

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The verdict

“hielo” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,187. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,187
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de helar o de helarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-hielo · hielo · Spanish

hielo · rank #3,187 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,187
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH heridas

Nearest frequency peer: heridas (-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 “hielo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “hielo” 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).

hielo vs hizo
60% similar
hielo vs hijo
60% similar
hielo vs hilo
80% similar

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

Key facts for hielo
PropertyValue
Headwordhielo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈjelo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,187
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “hielo”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.hielocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “heridas” (#3,186), “idiomas” (#3,188), “harán” (#3,185). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “hielo” va en #3,187. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around hielo (IPA [ˈjelo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,187 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for hielo, with forms such as "heilo", "hhielo", and "hiello". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hizo", "hijo", "hilo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is hielo, spelled H-I-E-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de helar o de helarse.
  2. 2
    Estado sólido del agua.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, estado sólido de otros elementos volátiles que forman parte de la atmósfera planetaria.
  4. 4
    Figuradamente, falta de afecto o interés entre dos personas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how hielo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «Y en los signos frío y secos causan grandísimos fríos y hielos en invierno, cuando ayuda al signo alguna constelación fría; y en el tiempo caliente, grandísimos calores».
  2. «Y que el viaje y camino que por allí llevaban no era para ir a las bienaventuradas Molucas, sino a algunas perpetuas nieves y hielos, ya tierra de tanta destemplanza donde todos pereciesen».

Synonyms

helada

This word in other languages

ice(English)glace(Français)Eis(Deutsch)gelo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • heilo
  • hhielo
  • hiello
  • hieol
  • hileo
  • ihelo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

heilo2hhielo1hiello1hieol2hileo2ihelo2
Edit distance from "hielo"

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 "hielo"?
"hielo" is spelled H-I-E-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjelo].
What does "hielo" mean?
As a noun, "hielo" means: Acción o efecto de helar o de helarse.
What words are commonly confused with "hielo"?
"hielo" is commonly confused with "hizo", "hijo", "hilo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hielo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hielo" is [ˈjelo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hielo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hielo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

harán#3,185Laura#3,195ramón#3,208rango#3,209

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

boda6 variantsapoya6 variantshéroe6 variantslink6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list