invierno

[ĩmˈbjeɾno]

/[ĩmˈbjeɾno]/ noun

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The verdict

“invierno” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,941. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,941
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - La más fría de las cuatro estaciones del año, que sucede al otoño y antecede a la primavera, en aquella parte de la Tierra comprendida entre las zonas polares y tropicales.

Corpus desk

Index ES-invierno · invierno · Spanish

invierno · rank #1,941 · 12 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,941
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH igualdad

Nearest frequency peer: igualdad (-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 “invierno”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “invierno” 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).

invierno vs invierte
75% similar
invierno vs invierta
75% similar
invierno vs inviernos
89% similar

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

Key facts for invierno
PropertyValue
Headwordinvierno
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ĩmˈbjeɾno]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,941
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “invierno”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “igualdad” (#1,940), “lados” (#1,942), “huevos” (#1,939). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “invierno” va en #1,941. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around invierno (IPA [ĩmˈbjeɾno]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,941 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for invierno, with forms such as "inbierno", "iniverno", and "innvierno". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "invierte", "invierta", "inviernos", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is invierno, spelled I-N-V-I-E-R-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    La más fría de las cuatro estaciones del año, que sucede al otoño y antecede a la primavera, en aquella parte de la Tierra comprendida entre las zonas polares y tropicales.
  2. 2
    Período de lluvias abundantes, que se opone a la estación seca, en los países de clima tropical.
  3. 3
    Lluvia corta y copiosa que cae de improviso.
  4. 4
    Por extensión de invierno₁, periodo de escasez o dificultad.

Synonyms

aguacerochaparrrónchubasco

Antonyms

verano

This word in other languages

winter(English)hiver(Français)Winter(Deutsch)inverno(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inbierno
  • iniverno
  • innvierno
  • inveirno
  • invienro
  • inviernno
  • invieron
  • invierrno
  • invireno
  • invvierno
  • ivnierno
  • nivierno

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

inbierno1iniverno2innvierno1inveirno2invienro2inviernno1invieron2invierrno1
Edit distance from "invierno"

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 "invierno"?
"invierno" is spelled I-N-V-I-E-R-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩmˈbjeɾno].
What does "invierno" mean?
As a noun, "invierno" means: La más fría de las cuatro estaciones del año, que sucede al otoño y antecede a la primavera, en aquella parte de la Tierra comprendida entre las zonas polares y tropicales.
What words are commonly confused with "invierno"?
"invierno" is commonly confused with "invierte", "invierta", "inviernos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "invierno"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "invierno" is [ĩmˈbjeɾno]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "invierno" come from?
"invierno" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

igualdad#1,940hablamos#1,937regiones#1,954salvador#1,956

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

colección12 variantsuniverso12 variantssoftware12 variantstemprano12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list