influenza

[ĩɱˈflwẽnsa]

/[ĩɱˈflwẽnsa]/ noun

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The verdict

“influenza” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #26,101. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,101
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enfermedad respiratoria contagiosa causada por virus ARN de la familia Orthomyxoviridae. Puede provocar cuadros que varían desde lo muy leve hasta el peligro para la vida del afectado. Los síntomas...

Corpus desk

Index ES-influenza · influenza · Spanish

influenza · rank #26,101 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #26,101
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH inexistencia

Nearest frequency peer: inexistencia (-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 “influenza”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “influenza” 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).

influenza vs influencia
80% similar

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

Key facts for influenza
PropertyValue
Headwordinfluenza
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ĩɱˈflwẽnsa]
Letters9
Frequency rank#26,101
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “influenza”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).influenzacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “inexistencia” (#26,100), “instructores” (#26,102), “inti” (#26,103). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “influenza” va en #26,101. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around influenza (IPA [ĩɱˈflwẽnsa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,101 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Enfermedad respiratoria contagiosa causada por virus ARN de la familia Orthomyxoviridae. Puede provocar cuadros que varían desde lo muy leve hasta el peligro para la vida del afectado. Los síntomas...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for influenza, with forms such as "ifnluenza", "inffluenza", and "infleunza". 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, "influencia", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is influenza, spelled I-N-F-L-U-E-N-Z-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enfermedad respiratoria contagiosa causada por virus ARN de la familia Orthomyxoviridae. Puede provocar cuadros que varían desde lo muy leve hasta el peligro para la vida del afectado. Los síntomas principales son fiebre y flujo nasal.

Synonyms

gripe

This word in other languages

flu(English)grippe(Français)Grippe(Deutsch)gripe(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ifnluenza
  • inffluenza
  • infleunza
  • inflluenza
  • influenaz
  • influennza
  • influenzza
  • influezna
  • influneza
  • infulenza
  • inlfuenza
  • innfluenza
  • nifluenza

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of influenza - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ifnluenza2inffluenza1infleunza2inflluenza1influenaz2influennza1influenzza1influezna2
Edit distance from "influenza"

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 "influenza"?
"influenza" is spelled I-N-F-L-U-E-N-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩɱˈflwẽnsa].
What does "influenza" mean?
As a noun, "influenza" means: Enfermedad respiratoria contagiosa causada por virus ARN de la familia Orthomyxoviridae. Puede provocar cuadros que varían desde lo muy leve hasta el peligro para la vida del afectado. Los síntomas...
What words are commonly confused with "influenza"?
"influenza" is commonly confused with "influencia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "influenza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "influenza" is [ĩɱˈflwẽnsa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "influenza" come from?
"influenza" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

indudable#26,098inviernos#26,104islámicos#26,106imperante#26,086

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

genéticas13 variantsgentileza13 variantsestrellado13 variantsestancado13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list