limpio
[ˈlĩmpjo]
The verdict
“limpio” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,936. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #3,936
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,069
- “L” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que no tiene mancha o suciedad.
Corpus desk
Index ES-limpio · limpio · Spanish
limpio · rank #3,936 · 8 variants · 13 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #3,936
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,069
- PHOTO-FINISH llevará
Nearest frequency peer: llevará (+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 “limpio”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- internos
internos
96,069 corpus weight
- lanzado
lanzado
96,068 corpus weight
- limpio
limpio
96,065 corpus weight
- llevará
llevará
96,064 corpus weight
- mark
mark
96,063 corpus weight
- max
max
96,062 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “limpio” 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 | limpio |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈlĩmpjo] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #3,936 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “limpio” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around limpio (IPA [ˈlĩmpjo]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,936 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for limpio, with forms such as "ilmpio", "limipo", and "limmpio". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "litio", "lirio", "limpios", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is limpio, spelled L-I-M-P-I-O.
Definition
- 1Que no tiene mancha o suciedad.
- 2Sin mezcla, neto.
- 3Exento de lo que mancha o perjudica.
- 4Sin dinero.
- 5Ignorante en alguna materia.
- 6Honrado, decente, claro.
- 7En las creencias de Chiloé, toda persona que no es un brujo.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how limpio appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Y desde alli adelante no pensó ni le tuvo por enemigo, mas de ahi le acompañó como a limpio y fiel amigo.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ilmpio
- limipo
- limmpio
- limpoi
- limppio
- lipmio
- llimpio
- lmipio
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of limpio - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "limpio", 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).
What to do next
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- "limpio" maps to 13 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "litio". View pair
- 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #3,936 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "L" letter cohort. L–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.