ingenio

[ĩŋˈxenjo]

/[ĩŋˈxenjo]/ noun

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The verdict

“ingenio” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #10,515. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,515
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Habilidad para componer, inventar o para hallar medios adecuados a un fin.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ingenio · ingenio · Spanish

ingenio · rank #10,515 · 9 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,515
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH infinita

Nearest frequency peer: infinita (-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 “ingenio”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ingenio” 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).

ingenio vs intento
71% similar
ingenio vs intenso
71% similar
ingenio vs invento
71% similar

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

Key facts for ingenio
PropertyValue
Headwordingenio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ĩŋˈxenjo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,515
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ingenio”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).ingeniocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “infinita” (#10,514), “intenté” (#10,516), “impulsado” (#10,513). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “ingenio” va en #10,515. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around ingenio (IPA [ĩŋˈxenjo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,515 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for ingenio, with forms such as "ignenio", "inegnio", and "ingeino". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "intento", "intenso", "invento", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is ingenio, spelled I-N-G-E-N-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Habilidad para componer, inventar o para hallar medios adecuados a un fin.
  2. 2
    Persona dotada de ingenio₁.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, habilidad para obtener lo que se busca.
  4. 4
    Por extensión, habilidad para entretener narrando o conversando, especialmente en temas graciosos.
  5. 5
    Herramienta compleja de múltiples piezas, usada para ayudar en el trabajo.
  6. 6
    En especial, ingenio₅ para la guerra.
  7. 7
    En especial, ingenio₅ para cortar uniformemente los cantos de los libros.
  8. 8
    En especial, ingenio₅ para elaborar azúcar a partir de la caña.
  9. 9
    Por extensión, fábrica y finca dedicadas a la elaboración de azúcar de caña.
  10. 10
    Fábrica de cera.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how ingenio appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. el capitán me confió a un hombre bueno y honrado como él que poseía un ingenio (esto es, un cañamelar y su molino). Con el viví un tiempo y aprendí a cultivar y producir azúcar.

Synonyms

creatividadinventivamañaagudezachispagraciaaparatomáquinaingenio azucarero

This word in other languages

ingeniousness(English)ingeniosité(Français)Findigkeit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ignenio
  • inegnio
  • ingeino
  • ingennio
  • ingenoi
  • inggenio
  • ingneio
  • inngenio
  • nigenio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ingenio - 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.

ignenio2inegnio2ingeino2ingennio1ingenoi2inggenio1ingneio2inngenio1
Edit distance from "ingenio"

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 "ingenio"?
"ingenio" is spelled I-N-G-E-N-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩŋˈxenjo].
What does "ingenio" mean?
As a noun, "ingenio" means: Habilidad para componer, inventar o para hallar medios adecuados a un fin.
What words are commonly confused with "ingenio"?
"ingenio" is commonly confused with "intento", "intenso", "invento". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ingenio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ingenio" is [ĩŋˈxenjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ingenio" come from?
"ingenio" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

intenté#10,516hayamos#10,509espadas#10,497melodía#10,533

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

empatía9 variantscoreano9 variantschinas9 variantscarnet9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list