murciélago

[muɾˈsjelaɣ̞o]

/[muɾˈsjelaɣ̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“murciélago” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #20,432. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,432
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Chiroptera) Mamífero volador perteneciente al orden de los quirópteros.

Corpus desk

Index ES-murcielago · murciélago · Spanish

murciélago · rank #20,432 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #20,432
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH multiplica

Nearest frequency peer: multiplica (-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 “murciélago”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “murciélago” 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).

murciélago vs murciélagos
91% similar

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

Key facts for murciélago
PropertyValue
Headwordmurciélago
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[muɾˈsjelaɣ̞o]
Letters10
Frequency rank#20,432
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “murciélago”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).murciélagocae 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 “multiplica” (#20,431), “narraciones” (#20,433), “morning” (#20,430). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “murciélago” va en #20,432. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around murciélago (IPA [muɾˈsjelaɣ̞o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,432 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(Chiroptera) Mamífero volador perteneciente al orden de los quirópteros.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for murciélago, with forms such as "mmurciélago", "mruciélago", and "mucriélago". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "murciélagos", 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is murciélago, spelled M-U-R-C-I-É-L-A-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Chiroptera) Mamífero volador perteneciente al orden de los quirópteros.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. «Abajo, en el valle desde el que ascendía, era ya noche cerrada, mientras que por los caminos de la ladera —como el oxígeno para el buceador— la luz levitaba moderadamente, cesaba la lluvia y en la verja, acuclilladas sobre los murciélagos, las hadas-brujas aguardaban que la torre de control emitiese la señal de despegue».
  2. «Gómez Robleda y Quiroz Cuarón pronto se dan cuenta de esta limitación cuando advierten que las manchas de tinta sugieren, en general, estructuras de animal, entre ellas el murciélago, que en la cultura tarasca tiene un significado, reprimido, altamente perturbador».

Synonyms

chimbilámorciguillovampiromurceguillo

This word in other languages

bat(English)chauve-souris(Français)Fledermaus(Deutsch)morcego(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmurciélago
  • mruciélago
  • mucriélago
  • murcciélago
  • murciléago
  • murciéalgo
  • murciélaggo
  • murciélaog
  • murciélgao
  • murciéllago
  • murcéilago
  • muricélago
  • murrciélago
  • mursiélago
  • umrciélago

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mmurciélago1mruciélago2mucriélago2murcciélago1murciléago2murciéalgo2murciélaggo1murciélaog2
Edit distance from "murciélago"

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 "murciélago"?
"murciélago" is spelled M-U-R-C-I-É-L-A-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [muɾˈsjelaɣ̞o].
What does "murciélago" mean?
As a noun, "murciélago" means: (Chiroptera) Mamífero volador perteneciente al orden de los quirópteros.
What words are commonly confused with "murciélago"?
"murciélago" is commonly confused with "murciélagos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "murciélago"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "murciélago" is [muɾˈsjelaɣ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "murciélago" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "murciélago", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

multiplica#20,431ocurrencia#20,442optimistas#20,446peronistas#20,455

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

narraciones15 variantslevantaba15 variantsintegradas15 variantsponiéndose15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list