limpieza

/[lĩmˈpjesa]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,335

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

limpieza is aSpanishnoun. It means: Calidad de limpio. Pronounced [lĩmˈpjesa]. It ranks #3,335 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with limpien and limpiaba.

Key facts for limpieza
PropertyValue
Headwordlimpieza
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[lĩmˈpjesa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,335
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of limpieza in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for limpieza is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [lĩmˈpjesa]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,335 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for limpieza, with forms such as "ilmpieza", "limipeza", and "limmpieza". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "limpien", "limpiaba", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is limpieza, spelled L-I-M-P-I-E-Z-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Calidad de limpio.
  2. 2
    Acción o resultado de limpiar o limpiarse.
  3. 3
    Acción de mantenerse casto, sin tener actividad sexual deliberada.
  4. 4
    Respeto cuidadoso de las reglas y del modo correcto de hacer algo, en particular en los negocios y en los juegos.
  5. 5
    Acción de ejecutar algo con gran habilidad, destreza, precisión o perfección.
  6. 6
    Desinfección.
  7. 7
    Ritual de purificación moral o curación de energías negativas.
  8. 8
    Falta o carencia de dinero.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ilmpieza,limipeza,limmpieza,limpeiza,limpieaz,limpiezza,limpizea,limppieza,lipmieza,llimpieza,lmipieza

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for limpieza

Misspelling Variants of "limpieza"

ilmpieza8limipeza8limmpieza9limpeiza8limpieaz8limpiezza9limpizea8limppieza9
Misspelling Variants of "limpieza"

Frequency rank: #3,335 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "limpieza"?
"limpieza" is spelled L-I-M-P-I-E-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is [lĩmˈpjesa].
What does "limpieza" mean?
As a noun, "limpieza" means: Calidad de limpio.
What words are commonly confused with "limpieza"?
"limpieza" is commonly confused with "limpien", "limpiaba". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "limpieza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "limpieza" is [lĩmˈpjesa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "limpieza" come from?
"limpieza" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.