inicio
[iˈnisjo]
The verdict
“inicio” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,294 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,294
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 19
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Principio u origen de alguna cosa; punto de partida; momento o lugar en que algo comienza.
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 | inicio |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [iˈnisjo] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #1,294 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 19 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “inicio” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for inicio is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [iˈnisjo]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,294 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Principio u origen de alguna cosa; punto de partida; momento o lugar en que algo comienza.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for inicio, with forms such as "iincio", "inciio", and "iniccio". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Íñigo", "inicios", "invicto", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is inicio, spelled I-N-I-C-I-O.
Definition
- 1Principio u origen de alguna cosa; punto de partida; momento o lugar en que algo comienza.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: iincio,inciio,iniccio,inicoi,iniico,inisio,innicio,niicio
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inicio - 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 “inicio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is I-N-I-C-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [iˈnisjo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Íñigo” - see the side-by-side comparison. inicio vs Íñigo
- 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.