ingeniero
[ĩŋxeˈnjeɾo]
The verdict
“ingeniero” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,054 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,054
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Persona que ejerce la ingeniería.
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 | ingeniero |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ĩŋxeˈnjeɾo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #3,054 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ingeniero” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for ingeniero is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩŋxeˈnjeɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,054 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for ingeniero, with forms such as "igneniero", "inegniero", and "ingeinero". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "ingenio", "ingenioso", "ingenieros", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is ingeniero, spelled I-N-G-E-N-I-E-R-O.
Definition
- 1Persona que ejerce la ingeniería.
- 2Título concedido por las universidades a quienes egresan de ingeniería.
- 3El que inventaba artificios y aparatos de destrucción y el que manejaba las máquinas de guerra.
- 4Soldado que sirve en el cuerpo o instituto especial de Ingenieros.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: igneniero,inegniero,ingeinero,ingeneiro,ingenieor,ingenierro,ingenireo,ingenniero,inggeniero,ingneiero,inngeniero,nigeniero
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ingeniero - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “ingeniero”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is I-N-G-E-N-I-E-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ĩŋxeˈnjeɾo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ingenio” - see the side-by-side comparison. ingeniero vs ingenio
- 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.