longitud

[lõŋxiˈt̪uð̞]

/[lõŋxiˈt̪uð̞]/ noun

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The verdict

“longitud” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,174. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,174
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Magnitud física básica que permite la medida de la distancia que separa dos puntos en el espacio. Su unidad en el Sistema Internacional de Unidades es el metro.

Corpus desk

Index ES-longitud · longitud · Spanish

longitud · rank #4,174 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,174
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH llenar

Nearest frequency peer: llenar (-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 “longitud”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “longitud” 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).

longitud vs longitudes
80% similar
longitud vs lentitud
75% similar

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

Key facts for longitud
PropertyValue
Headwordlongitud
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[lõŋxiˈt̪uð̞]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,174
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “longitud”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).longitudcae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “llenar” (#4,173), “Lorenzo” (#4,175), “min” (#4,176). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “longitud” va en #4,174. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around longitud (IPA [lõŋxiˈt̪uð̞]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,174 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for longitud, with forms such as "llongitud", "lnogitud", and "lognitud". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "longitudes", "lentitud", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is longitud, spelled L-O-N-G-I-T-U-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Magnitud física básica que permite la medida de la distancia que separa dos puntos en el espacio. Su unidad en el Sistema Internacional de Unidades es el metro.
  2. 2
    Distancia entre dos puntos
  3. 3
    Distancia angular, medida paralelamente al plano del Ecuador terrestre, entre el Meridiano de Greenwich y un determinado punto de la Tierra.

This word in other languages

length(English)longueur(Français)Länge(Deutsch)comprimento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • llongitud
  • lnogitud
  • lognitud
  • longgitud
  • longitdu
  • longittud
  • longitudd
  • longiutd
  • longtiud
  • lonigtud
  • lonngitud
  • olngitud

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

llongitud1lnogitud2lognitud2longgitud1longitdu2longittud1longitudd1longiutd2
Edit distance from "longitud"

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 "longitud"?
"longitud" is spelled L-O-N-G-I-T-U-D. The IPA pronunciation is [lõŋxiˈt̪uð̞].
What does "longitud" mean?
As a noun, "longitud" means: Magnitud física básica que permite la medida de la distancia que separa dos puntos en el espacio. Su unidad en el Sistema Internacional de Unidades es el metro.
What words are commonly confused with "longitud"?
"longitud" is commonly confused with "longitudes", "lentitud". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "longitud"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "longitud" is [lõŋxiˈt̪uð̞]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "longitud" come from?
"longitud" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

muchacho#4,179gratuita#4,166podremos#4,187defiende#4,151

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

convenio12 variantsabiertos12 variantscalderón12 variantsespañolas12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list