literario
[lit̪eˈɾaɾjo]
The verdict
“literario” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #5,852 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #5,852
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que pertenece a la literatura, se relaciona con ella, o tiene características asociadas con ella.
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 | literario |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [lit̪eˈɾaɾjo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #5,852 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “literario” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for literario is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [lit̪eˈɾaɾjo]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,852 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Que pertenece a la literatura, se relaciona con ella, o tiene características asociadas con ella.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for literario, with forms such as "ilterario", "lietrario", and "litearrio". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "literato", "literarios", "literaria", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is literario, spelled L-I-T-E-R-A-R-I-O.
Definition
- 1Que pertenece a la literatura, se relaciona con ella, o tiene características asociadas con ella.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ilterario,lietrario,litearrio,literairo,literaroi,literarrio,literraio,literrario,litreario,litterario,lliterario,ltierario
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of literario - 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.
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Using “literario”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-I-T-E-R-A-R-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [lit̪eˈɾaɾjo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “literato” - see the side-by-side comparison. literario vs literato
- 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.