movedizo

[moβ̞eˈð̞iso]

/[moβ̞eˈð̞iso]/ adj

The verdict

“movedizo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fácil de mover o ser movido.

Corpus desk

Index ES-movedizo · movedizo · Spanish

movedizo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for movedizo
PropertyValue
Headwordmovedizo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[moβ̞eˈð̞iso]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “movedizo” en español

movedizoqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

movedizo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [moβ̞eˈð̞iso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for movedizo in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is movedizo, spelled M-O-V-E-D-I-Z-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fácil de mover o ser movido.
  2. 2
    Inseguro, que no está firme.
  3. 3
    Inconstante o fácil en mudar de dictamen o intento.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. «Y las cuartillas que configuran este tomo están redactadas en prosa, lo que ya de por sí deja intuir que su contenido está impregnado de las suficientes vitaminas filatélicas para llamar la atención del menos propenso a recibir consejos que taparán sus ambiguas perplejidades en ese terreno movedizo, que trata de pisar firme sin conseguirlo».
  2. «“Me refiero a la rebelión del manco Mackandal, quien trata de eliminar a los blancos de la colonia mediante el veneno. Éste adquiere independencia —“El veneno se arrastraba por la Llanura del Norte…”— y aparece como un personaje movedizo y siniestro, velocísimo y plural, que contamina de muerte y podredumbre los establos, las cocinas, las farmacias, las…

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "movedizo"?
"movedizo" is spelled M-O-V-E-D-I-Z-O. The IPA pronunciation is [moβ̞eˈð̞iso].
What does "movedizo" mean?
As an adjective, "movedizo" means: Fácil de mover o ser movido.
How do you pronounce "movedizo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "movedizo" is [moβ̞eˈð̞iso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "movedizo" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list