king
/kɪŋ/
The verdict
“king” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,915. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #4,915
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 248
- “K” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rey.
Corpus desk
Index ES-king · king · Spanish
king · rank #4,915 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #4,915
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 248
- PHOTO-FINISH juegan
Nearest frequency peer: juegan (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “king”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- investigador
investigador
95,089 corpus weight
- juegan
juegan
95,087 corpus weight
- king
king
95,086 corpus weight
- lobo
lobo
95,085 corpus weight
- lograron
lograron
95,084 corpus weight
- lógico
lógico
95,083 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “king” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | king |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #4,915 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Dónde se sitúa “king” en la frecuencia del español
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around king (IPA /kɪŋ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,915 among 248 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for king, with forms such as "ikng", "kign", and "kingg". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "kit", "kun", "kiss", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is king, spelled K-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Rey.
- 2Rey.
- 3Rey.₃.
- 4Persona o cosa de máxima calidad o importancia en algún aspecto.₄; Rey.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how king appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ikng
- kign
- kingg
- kinng
- kking
- knig
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of king - 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "king", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "king". Here's where to go from here.
- "king" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "kit". View pair
- 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #4,915 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "K" letter cohort. K–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.