ilusorio
[iluˈsoɾjo]
The verdict
“ilusorio” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #54,964 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #54,964
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Causado por una ilusión; imaginario, irreal.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ilusorio |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [iluˈsoɾjo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #54,964 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ilusorio” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for ilusorio is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [iluˈsoɾjo]. Corpus data places it at rank #54,964 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
ilusorio doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is ilusorio, spelled I-L-U-S-O-R-I-O.
Definition
- 1Causado por una ilusión; imaginario, irreal.
- 2De ningún valor o efecto, nulo.
- 3Capaz de engañar.
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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.
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Using “ilusorio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is I-L-U-S-O-R-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [iluˈsoɾjo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.