litio

[ˈlit̪jo]

/[ˈlit̪jo]/ noun

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The verdict

“litio” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,886. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,886
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Metal de color blanco metálico, de densidad menor a la del agua, y que funde a 180 grados. Combinado con el oxígeno forma la litina.

Corpus desk

Index ES-litio · litio · Spanish

litio · rank #18,886 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,886
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH lingüísticas

Nearest frequency peer: lingüísticas (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “litio”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “litio” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

litio vs luto
60% similar
litio vs loto
60% similar
litio vs lito
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for litio
PropertyValue
Headwordlitio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlit̪jo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#18,886
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “litio”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).litiocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “lingüísticas” (#18,885), “localiza” (#18,887), “lujos” (#18,888). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “litio” va en #18,886. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around litio (IPA [ˈlit̪jo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,886 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for litio, with forms such as "iltio", "liito", and "litoi". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "luto", "loto", "lito", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is litio, spelled L-I-T-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Metal de color blanco metálico, de densidad menor a la del agua, y que funde a 180 grados. Combinado con el oxígeno forma la litina.
  2. 2
    Elemento químico que se sitúa en el período 2 y en el grupo 1A, cuyo átomo está formado por tres protones, cuatro neutrones y tres electrones. Su número atómico es 3, su masa atómica es 6,94 y su símbolo es Li.
  3. 3
    Medicamento antidepresivo, eficaz contra los cambios bruscos de humor, cuyo principio activo son sales de litio.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how litio appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. El litio se utiliza frecuentemente en las baterías.
  2. Cuando no se toma el litio se le altera el carácter.

This word in other languages

lithium(English)lithium(Français)Lithium(Deutsch)lítio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iltio
  • liito
  • litoi
  • littio
  • llitio
  • ltiio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of litio - 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.

iltio2liito2litoi2littio1llitio1ltiio2
Edit distance from "litio"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "litio"?
"litio" is spelled L-I-T-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlit̪jo].
What does "litio" mean?
As a noun, "litio" means: Metal de color blanco metálico, de densidad menor a la del agua, y que funde a 180 grados. Combinado con el oxígeno forma la litina.
What words are commonly confused with "litio"?
"litio" is commonly confused with "luto", "loto", "lito". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "litio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "litio" is [ˈlit̪jo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "litio" come from?
"litio" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "litio", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lujos#18,888metía#18,897Morón#18,904Nixon#18,913

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

mars6 variantsPeñas6 variantspotro6 variantsErika6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list