linaje
[liˈnaxe]
The verdict
“linaje” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,855. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #12,855
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,069
- “L” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ascendencia o descendencia de cualquier familia.
Corpus desk
Index ES-linaje · linaje · Spanish
linaje · rank #12,855 · 8 variants · 6 confusables
- FREQ-MID #12,855
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,069
- PHOTO-FINISH limitan
Nearest frequency peer: limitan (-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 “linaje”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- licor
licor
87,149 corpus weight
- lidera
lidera
87,148 corpus weight
- limitan
limitan
87,147 corpus weight
- linaje
linaje
87,146 corpus weight
- Lionel
Lionel
87,145 corpus weight
- llegados
llegados
87,144 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “linaje” 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 | linaje |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [liˈnaxe] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #12,855 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “linaje” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around linaje (IPA [liˈnaxe]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,855 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for linaje, with forms such as "ilnaje", "lianje", and "linaej". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "line", "lince", "Linde", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is linaje, spelled L-I-N-A-J-E.
Definition
- 1Ascendencia o descendencia de cualquier familia.
- 2Clase o condición de una cosa.
- 3Vecinos nobles reconocidos por tales e incorporados en el cuerpo de la nobleza.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how linaje appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«Cantaré tu nombre a mis hermanos y en medio del Concejo he de loarte. Los que teméis a Dios, loadle; todo el linaje de Jacob, glorificadlo; y temed a él todo el linaje de Israel […]».
«Porque la entrada del mar uermeio assi colo auemos contado ante desto en las razones del libro exodo. que se abrieron doze carreras por la mar por o passasen los fijos de Israhel. & dixo Moysen entrad. & dubdaron todos los otros linnages. si non el de iudas que entro muy atreuumientre».
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ilnaje
- lianje
- linaej
- linajje
- linjae
- linnaje
- llinaje
- lniaje
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of linaje - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 "linaje", 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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- "linaje" maps to 6 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "line". View pair
- 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #12,855 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.