municipio

[muniˈsipjo]

/[muniˈsipjo]/ noun

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The verdict

“municipio” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,738 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#1,738
frequency rank, Spanish
9
letters
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Subdivisión administrativa menor o al conjunto de habitantes de dicho territorio, que puede incluir varias poblaciones, regido por un órgano colegiado generalmente denominado ayuntamiento, municipa...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

municipio vs municipios
90% similar
municipio vs municipal
78% similar

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

Key facts for municipio
PropertyValue
Headwordmunicipio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[muniˈsipjo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,738
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “municipio” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). municipio lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for municipio is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [muniˈsipjo]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,738 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for municipio, with forms such as "mmunicipio", "mnuicipio", and "muincipio". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "municipios", "municipal", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is municipio, spelled M-U-N-I-C-I-P-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Subdivisión administrativa menor o al conjunto de habitantes de dicho territorio, que puede incluir varias poblaciones, regido por un órgano colegiado generalmente denominado ayuntamiento, municipalidad, alcaldía o concejo.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, también se usa para referirse al ayuntamiento o municipalidad en sí.

This word in other languages

municipality(English)mairie(Français)Gemeinde(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmunicipio,mnuicipio,muincipio,munciipio,municcipio,municiipo,municipoi,municippio,municpiio,muniicpio,munisipio,munnicipio,umnicipio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of municipio - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mmunicipio1mnuicipio2muincipio2munciipio2municcipio1municiipo2municipoi2municippio1
Edit distance from "municipio"

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 "municipio"?
"municipio" is spelled M-U-N-I-C-I-P-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [muniˈsipjo].
What does "municipio" mean?
As a noun, "municipio" means: Subdivisión administrativa menor o al conjunto de habitantes de dicho territorio, que puede incluir varias poblaciones, regido por un órgano colegiado generalmente denominado ayuntamiento, municipa...
What words are commonly confused with "municipio"?
"municipio" is commonly confused with "municipios", "municipal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "municipio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "municipio" is [muniˈsipjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "municipio" come from?
"municipio" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “municipio”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-U-N-I-C-I-P-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [muniˈsipjo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “municipios” - see the side-by-side comparison. municipio vs municipios
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list