kiosco

[ˈkjosko]

/[ˈkjosko]/ noun

The verdict

“kiosco” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #26,507. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,507
frequency rank, Spanish
248
“K” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grafía alternativa de quiosco.

Corpus desk

Index ES-kiosco · kiosco · Spanish

kiosco · rank #26,507 · 8 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,507
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 248
  • PHOTO-FINISH lavo

Nearest frequency peer: lavo (+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 “kiosco”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “kiosco” 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).

kiosco vs Kioto
50% similar
kiosco vs kiosko
83% similar
kiosco vs kioscos
86% similar

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

Key facts for kiosco
PropertyValue
Headwordkiosco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkjosko]
Letters6
Frequency rank#26,507
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “kiosco”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.kioscocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “lavo” (#26,508), “keep” (#26,505), “Lilian” (#26,509). Entre 248 lemas con “K”, “kiosco” va en #26,507. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around kiosco (IPA [ˈkjosko]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,507 among 248 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Grafía alternativa de quiosco.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for kiosco, with forms such as "ikosco", "kiocso", and "kioscco". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Kioto", "kiosko", "kioscos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is kiosco, spelled K-I-O-S-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grafía alternativa de quiosco.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ikosco
  • kiocso
  • kioscco
  • kiosoc
  • kiossco
  • kisoco
  • kkiosco
  • koisco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kiosco - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ikosco2kiocso2kioscco1kiosoc2kiossco1kisoco2kkiosco1koisco2
Edit distance from "kiosco"

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 "kiosco"?
"kiosco" is spelled K-I-O-S-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkjosko].
What does "kiosco" mean?
As a noun, "kiosco" means: Grafía alternativa de quiosco.
What words are commonly confused with "kiosco"?
"kiosco" is commonly confused with "Kioto", "kiosko", "kioscos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kiosco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kiosco" is [ˈkjosko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kiosco" come from?
"kiosco" 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 "kiosco", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list