ingenio

/[ĩŋˈxenjo]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,515

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

ingenio is aSpanishnoun. It means: Habilidad para componer, inventar o para hallar medios adecuados a un fin. Pronounced [ĩŋˈxenjo]. Often confused with intento and intenso.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ingenio in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for ingenio is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩŋˈxenjo]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,515 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for ingenio, with forms such as "ignenio", "inegnio", and "ingeino". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is ingenio, spelled I-N-G-E-N-I-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ignenio,inegnio,ingeino,ingennio,ingenoi,inggenio,ingneio,inngenio,nigenio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ingenio

Misspelling Variants of "ingenio"

ignenio7inegnio7ingeino7ingennio8ingenoi7inggenio8ingneio7inngenio8
Misspelling Variants of "ingenio"

Frequency rank: #10,515 in Spanish

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.