limpieza
[lĩmˈpjesa]
The verdict
“limpieza” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,335 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,335
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Calidad de limpio.
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 | limpieza |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [lĩmˈpjesa] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #3,335 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “limpieza” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for limpieza is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, 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 generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for limpieza, with forms such as "ilmpieza", "limipeza", and "limmpieza". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "limpien", "limpiaba", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 limpieza, spelled L-I-M-P-I-E-Z-A.
Definition
- 1Calidad de limpio.
- 2Acción o resultado de limpiar o limpiarse.
- 3Acción de mantenerse casto, sin tener actividad sexual deliberada.
- 4Respeto cuidadoso de las reglas y del modo correcto de hacer algo, en particular en los negocios y en los juegos.
- 5Acción de ejecutar algo con gran habilidad, destreza, precisión o perfección.
- 6Desinfección.
- 7Ritual de purificación moral o curación de energías negativas.
- 8Falta 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
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of limpieza - 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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Using “limpieza”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-I-M-P-I-E-Z-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [lĩmˈpjesa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “limpien” - see the side-by-side comparison. limpieza vs limpien
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.