móvil

[ˈmoβ̞il]

/[ˈmoβ̞il]/ adj

The verdict

“móvil” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,824. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,824
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que puede moverse o ser movido.

Corpus desk

Index ES-movil · móvil · Spanish

móvil · rank #1,824 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,824
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH motivos

Nearest frequency peer: motivos (-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 “móvil”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “móvil” 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).

móvil vs movió
60% similar
móvil vs móviles
71% similar
móvil vs mil
60% similar

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

Key facts for móvil
PropertyValue
Headwordmóvil
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈmoβ̞il]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,824
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “móvil”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).móvilcae 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 “motivos” (#1,823), “presentar” (#1,825), “laboral” (#1,822). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “móvil” va en #1,824. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around móvil (IPA [ˈmoβ̞il]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,824 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for móvil, with forms such as "mmóvil", "mvóil", and "móbil". 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, "movió", "móviles", "mil", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is móvil, spelled M-Ó-V-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que puede moverse o ser movido.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, que se mueve con facilidad y no permanece estable.
  3. 3
    Dicho de un sello o timbre, que no está impreso sobre el folio al que corresponde, sino que se pega a este.
  4. 4
    Dicho de un tipo, no integrado a una máquina de composición.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La luna no se ocultaba tras ningún celaje, y de vez en cuando al acercarnos a las barrancas del Río Quinto, que corre tortuoso costeándolo el camino, la veíamos retratarse radiante en el espejo móvil de ese río …
  2. También el coche era distinto; no era el que fue en Constitución, al dejar el andén: la llanura y las horas lo habían atravesado y transfigurado. Afuera la móvil sombra del vagón se alargaba hacia el horizonte.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmóvil
  • mvóil
  • móbil
  • móivl
  • móvill
  • móvli
  • móvvil
  • ómvil

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mmóvil1mvóil2móbil1móivl2móvill1móvli2móvvil1ómvil2
Edit distance from "móvil"

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 "móvil"?
"móvil" is spelled M-Ó-V-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmoβ̞il].
What does "móvil" mean?
As an adjective, "móvil" means: Que puede moverse o ser movido.
What words are commonly confused with "móvil"?
"móvil" is commonly confused with "movió", "móviles", "mil". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "móvil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "móvil" is [ˈmoβ̞il]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "móvil" come from?
"móvil" 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 "móvil", 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