misil

[miˈsil]

/[miˈsil]/ noun

The verdict

“misil” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,427. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,427
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Proyectil explosivo propulsado por un cohete. Se clasifican en: aire-aire, aire-tierra, tierra-aire y tierra-tierra, siendo estos últimos subdivididos en tácticos y estratégicos dependiendo de su a...

Corpus desk

Index ES-misil · misil · Spanish

misil · rank #12,427 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,427
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH milicias

Nearest frequency peer: milicias (-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 “misil”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “misil” 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).

misil vs miss
60% similar
misil vs mismo
60% similar
misil vs misma
60% similar

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

Key facts for misil
PropertyValue
Headwordmisil
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[miˈsil]
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,427
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “misil”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).misilcae 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 “milicias” (#12,426), “mixto” (#12,428), “metan” (#12,425). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “misil” va en #12,427. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around misil (IPA [miˈsil]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,427 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Proyectil explosivo propulsado por un cohete. Se clasifican en: aire-aire, aire-tierra, tierra-aire y tierra-tierra, siendo estos últimos subdivididos en tácticos y estratégicos dependiendo de su a...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for misil, with forms such as "imsil", "micil", and "miisl". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "miss", "mismo", "misma", and more, 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is misil, spelled M-I-S-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Proyectil explosivo propulsado por un cohete. Se clasifican en: aire-aire, aire-tierra, tierra-aire y tierra-tierra, siendo estos últimos subdivididos en tácticos y estratégicos dependiendo de su alcance (si es superior a 500km se considera estratégico).

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imsil
  • micil
  • miisl
  • misill
  • misli
  • missil
  • mmisil
  • msiil

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of misil - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

imsil2micil1miisl2misill1misli2missil1mmisil1msiil2
Edit distance from "misil"

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 "misil"?
"misil" is spelled M-I-S-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [miˈsil].
What does "misil" mean?
As a noun, "misil" means: Proyectil explosivo propulsado por un cohete. Se clasifican en: aire-aire, aire-tierra, tierra-aire y tierra-tierra, siendo estos últimos subdivididos en tácticos y estratégicos dependiendo de su a...
What words are commonly confused with "misil"?
"misil" is commonly confused with "miss", "mismo", "misma". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "misil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "misil" is [miˈsil]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "misil" come from?
"misil" 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 "misil", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list