junco

[ˈxũŋko]

/[ˈxũŋko]/ noun

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The verdict

“junco” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #39,303. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,303
frequency rank, Spanish
645
“J” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Juncaceae) Planta de la familia de las júnceas, con cañas de 60 a 80 cm de largo, lisas, cilíndricas, flexibles, puntiagudas, duras, y de color verde oscuro por fuera y blancos en lo interior. Se ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-junco · junco · Spanish

junco · rank #39,303 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,303
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 645
  • PHOTO-FINISH jarrón

Nearest frequency peer: jarrón (-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 “junco”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “junco” 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).

junco vs juro
60% similar
junco vs jung
60% similar
junco vs June
40% similar

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

Key facts for junco
PropertyValue
Headwordjunco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈxũŋko]
Letters5
Frequency rank#39,303
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “junco”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “jarrón” (#39,302), “jurisdiccionales” (#39,305), “jalón” (#39,300). Entre 645 lemas con “J”, “junco” va en #39,303. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around junco (IPA [ˈxũŋko]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,303 among 645 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for junco, with forms such as "jjunco", "jnuco", and "jucno". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "juro", "jung", "June", 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 is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is junco, spelled J-U-N-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Juncaceae) Planta de la familia de las júnceas, con cañas de 60 a 80 cm de largo, lisas, cilíndricas, flexibles, puntiagudas, duras, y de color verde oscuro por fuera y blancos en lo interior. Se cría en parajes húmedos.
  2. 2
    Cada uno de los tallos del junco₁.
  3. 3
    Bastón, especialmente cuando es delgado.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jjunco
  • jnuco
  • jucno
  • juncco
  • junnco
  • junoc
  • ujnco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

jjunco1jnuco2jucno2juncco1junnco1junoc2ujnco2
Edit distance from "junco"

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 "junco"?
"junco" is spelled J-U-N-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈxũŋko].
What does "junco" mean?
As a noun, "junco" means: (Juncaceae) Planta de la familia de las júnceas, con cañas de 60 a 80 cm de largo, lisas, cilíndricas, flexibles, puntiagudas, duras, y de color verde oscuro por fuera y blancos en lo interior. Se ...
What words are commonly confused with "junco"?
"junco" is commonly confused with "juro", "jung", "June". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "junco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "junco" is [ˈxũŋko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "junco" come from?
"junco" 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 "junco", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jalón#39,300Mayra#39,332hunda#39,269midas#39,340

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

jarrón7 variantslloren7 variantsgulag7 variantsgrabo7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list