movimiento
[moβ̞iˈmjẽn̪t̪o]
The verdict
“movimiento” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #591 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #591
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cambio de posición de un objeto que ocurre en el tiempo.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | movimiento |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [moβ̞iˈmjẽn̪t̪o] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #591 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “movimiento” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for movimiento is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [moβ̞iˈmjẽn̪t̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #591 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for movimiento, with forms such as "mmovimiento", "mobimiento", and "moivmiento". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "movimientos", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists 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 movimiento, spelled M-O-V-I-M-I-E-N-T-O.
Definition
- 1Cambio de posición de un objeto que ocurre en el tiempo.
- 2Tendencia en alguna área o categoría social.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: mmovimiento,mobimiento,moivmiento,moviimento,movimeinto,movimiennto,movimienot,movimientto,movimietno,movimineto,movimmiento,movmiiento,movvimiento,mvoimiento,omvimiento
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of movimiento - 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.
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.
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Using “movimiento”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-O-V-I-M-I-E-N-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [moβ̞iˈmjẽn̪t̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “movimientos” - see the side-by-side comparison. movimiento vs movimientos
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.