magnesio

[maɣ̞ˈnesjo]

/[maɣ̞ˈnesjo]/ noun

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The verdict

“magnesio” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #21,393. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,393
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - El magnesio es el elemento químico de símbolo Mg y número atómico 12. Es el séptimo elemento en abundancia constituyendo del orden del 2% de la corteza terrestre y el tercero más abundante disuelto...

Corpus desk

Index ES-magnesio · magnesio · Spanish

magnesio · rank #21,393 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #21,393
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH machine

Nearest frequency peer: machine (-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 “magnesio”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “magnesio” 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).

magnesio vs magnético
67% similar

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

Key facts for magnesio
PropertyValue
Headwordmagnesio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maɣ̞ˈnesjo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,393
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “magnesio”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.magnesiocae 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 “machine” (#21,392), “mamar” (#21,394), “léxico” (#21,391). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “magnesio” va en #21,393. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around magnesio (IPA [maɣ̞ˈnesjo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,393 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for magnesio, with forms such as "amgnesio", "magensio", and "maggnesio". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "magnético", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 magnesio, spelled M-A-G-N-E-S-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    El magnesio es el elemento químico de símbolo Mg y número atómico 12. Es el séptimo elemento en abundancia constituyendo del orden del 2% de la corteza terrestre y el tercero más abundante disuelto en el agua de mar. Se emplea primordialmente como elemento de aleación.
  2. 2
    Persona nativa de la Antigua Magnesia, región histórica de Tesalia, en la antigua Grecia.

Synonyms

magnete

This word in other languages

magnesium(English)magnésium(Français)Magnesium(Deutsch)magnésio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amgnesio
  • magensio
  • maggnesio
  • magnecio
  • magneiso
  • magnesoi
  • magnessio
  • magnnesio
  • magnseio
  • mangesio
  • mganesio
  • mmagnesio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amgnesio2magensio2maggnesio1magnecio1magneiso2magnesoi2magnessio1magnnesio1
Edit distance from "magnesio"

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 "magnesio"?
"magnesio" is spelled M-A-G-N-E-S-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [maɣ̞ˈnesjo].
What does "magnesio" mean?
As a noun, "magnesio" means: El magnesio es el elemento químico de símbolo Mg y número atómico 12. Es el séptimo elemento en abundancia constituyendo del orden del 2% de la corteza terrestre y el tercero más abundante disuelto...
What words are commonly confused with "magnesio"?
"magnesio" is commonly confused with "magnético". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "magnesio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "magnesio" is [maɣ̞ˈnesjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "magnesio" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

inscrita#21,368Pajarito#21,425partimos#21,430peleamos#21,432

Similar misspelling depth

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

porteros12 variantsfrágiles12 variantsflorales12 variantsraciones12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list