inútil

Name: inútil, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[iˈnut̪il]

/[iˈnut̪il]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“inútil” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,086. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,086
frequency rank, Spanish: 3,428
“I” headwords: 8
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aquello que no es útil, no sirve o no cumple su función.

Corpus desk

Index ES-inutil · inútil · Spanish

inútil · rank #4,086 · 8 variants · 2 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #4,086
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
VAR-MID 8 variants
BOOK-MID 3,428
PHOTO-FINISH invertir

Nearest frequency peer: invertir (-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.

integral

95,918
intenciones

95,917
invertir

95,916
inútil

95,915
kilos

95,914
lección

95,913

What this shows “inútil” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

inútil vs inútiles

75% similar

inútil vs inti

67% similar

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

Key facts for inútil
Property	Value
Headword	inútil
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[iˈnut̪il]
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#4,086
Misspellings tracked	8
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “inútil”

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

#4,086

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “invertir” (#4,085), “kilos” (#4,087), “intenciones” (#4,084). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “inútil” va en #4,086. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around inútil (IPA [iˈnut̪il]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,086 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for inútil, with forms such as "innútil", "intúil", and "inúitl". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "inútiles", "inti", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is inútil, spelled I-N-Ú-T-I-L.

Definition

1
Aquello que no es útil, no sirve o no cumple su función.
2
Incapacitado para realizar labores o movimientos a causa de impedimento físico.
3
Perezoso, vago, gandul.
4
Carente de lógica o sentido.
5
Falto de aptitudes, inepto.
6
Que no produce ningún resultado.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Al terminar el gas el mechero ha quedado inútil.
Es inútil seguir por este camino, así jamás lograremos el objetivo.

Synonyms

ineficazestéril minusválido inválido discapacitado paralítico

This word in other languages

useless(English)inutile(Français)nutzlos(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

innútil
intúil
inúitl
inútill
inútli
inúttil
iúntil
niútil

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inútil - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "inútil"

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 "inútil"?

"inútil" is spelled I-N-Ú-T-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [iˈnut̪il].

What does "inútil" mean?

As an adjective, "inútil" means: Aquello que no es útil, no sirve o no cumple su función.

What words are commonly confused with "inútil"?

"inútil" is commonly confused with "inútiles", "inti". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "inútil"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inútil" is [iˈnut̪il]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "inútil" come from?

"inútil" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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