liviano

[liˈβ̞jano]

/[liˈβ̞jano]/ adj

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The verdict

“liviano” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #22,757. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,757
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De escaso peso.

Corpus desk

Index ES-liviano · liviano · Spanish

liviano · rank #22,757 · 10 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,757
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH Letonia

Nearest frequency peer: Letonia (-2 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 “liviano”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “liviano” 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).

liviano vs living
71% similar
liviano vs Luciano
57% similar
liviano vs livianos
88% similar

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

Key facts for liviano
PropertyValue
Headwordliviano
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[liˈβ̞jano]
Letters7
Frequency rank#22,757
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “liviano”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.livianocae 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 “Letonia” (#22,755), “lograremos” (#22,759), “leopardo” (#22,754). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “liviano” va en #22,757. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around liviano (IPA [liˈβ̞jano]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #22,757 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for liviano, with forms such as "ilviano", "libiano", and "liivano". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "living", "Luciano", "livianos", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 liviano, spelled L-I-V-I-A-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    De escaso peso.
  2. 2
    Que cambia fácilmente de parecer o ideas.
  3. 3
    Falto de solemnidad o importancia.
  4. 4
    Dícese de las mujeres: que trata con los hombres como le parece y sin recatarse en lo convencional.
  5. 5
    Desenfrenado en el apetito sexual.
  6. 6
    Fastidioso.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A pesar de lo que pudiéramos creer, no fue la ceniza volcánica la responsable del enfriamiento del planeta, sino el dióxido de azufre. Mucho más liviano que las cenizas, éste sube a la alta atmósfera, donde, en combinación con el agua, se convierte en ácido sulfúrico
  2. De qué te apuras... los hombres son así... inconstantes, livianos, cambiantes... después de uno... llega otro

Synonyms

ligerovolubleinconstantecambiantecaprichosotornadizotrivialfrívolodespreocupadolascivoincontinente

Antonyms

pesadoconstantefirmetenazsolemneseriograverecatado

This word in other languages

light(English)léger(Français)leicht(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilviano
  • libiano
  • liivano
  • livaino
  • livianno
  • liviaon
  • livinao
  • livviano
  • lliviano
  • lviiano

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of liviano - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ilviano2libiano1liivano2livaino2livianno1liviaon2livinao2livviano1
Edit distance from "liviano"

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 "liviano"?
"liviano" is spelled L-I-V-I-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [liˈβ̞jano].
What does "liviano" mean?
As an adjective, "liviano" means: De escaso peso.
What words are commonly confused with "liviano"?
"liviano" is commonly confused with "living", "Luciano", "livianos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "liviano"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "liviano" is [liˈβ̞jano]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "liviano" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Letonia#22,755jesuita#22,749maricón#22,765matamos#22,766

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Isabella10 variantsHeraldo10 variantsgranizo10 variantsgestora10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list