ídolos
[ˈið̞olos]
The verdict
“ídolos” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,489. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #14,489
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 90
- “Í” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de ídolo.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ídolos |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈið̞olos] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #14,489 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ídolos” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around ídolos (IPA [ˈið̞olos]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,489 among 90 “Í” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de ídolo.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for ídolos, with forms such as "díolos", "íddolos", and "ídloos". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "idóneos", "ídolo", "iconos", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is ídolos, spelled Í-D-O-L-O-S.
Definition
- 1Forma del plural de ídolo.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- díolos
- íddolos
- ídloos
- ídollos
- ídoloss
- ídolso
- ídools
- íodlos
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ídolos - 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Using “ídolos”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Í-D-O-L-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈið̞olos] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “idóneos” - see the side-by-side comparison. ídolos vs idóneos
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Same frequency band
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.