imbéciles
[ĩmˈbesiles]
The verdict
“imbéciles” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,171. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #12,171
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 22,782
- “I” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de imbécil.
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 | imbéciles |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ĩmˈbesiles] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #12,171 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “imbéciles” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around imbéciles (IPA [ĩmˈbesiles]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,171 among 22,782 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de imbécil.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for imbéciles, with forms such as "ibméciles", "imbbéciles", and "imbcéiles". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "imbécil", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is imbéciles, spelled I-M-B-É-C-I-L-E-S.
Definition
- 1Forma del plural de imbécil.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ibméciles
- imbbéciles
- imbcéiles
- imbécciles
- imbéciels
- imbéciless
- imbécilles
- imbécilse
- imbéclies
- imbéicles
- imbésiles
- immbéciles
- imvéciles
- imébciles
- mibéciles
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of imbéciles - 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.
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Using “imbéciles”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is I-M-B-É-C-I-L-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ĩmˈbesiles] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “imbécil” - see the side-by-side comparison. imbéciles vs imbécil
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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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.