músculo

/[ˈmuskulo]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,033

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

músculo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Órgano compuesto por tejido orgánico que se contrae y expande, utilizado por el hombre y los animales para producir movimiento. Pronounced [ˈmuskulo]. Often confused with muslo and músculos.

Key facts for músculo
PropertyValue
Headwordmúsculo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmuskulo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,033
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of músculo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for músculo is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmuskulo]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,033 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for músculo, with forms such as "mmúsculo", "msúculo", and "múcsulo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "muslo", "músculos", "musculoso", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is músculo, spelled M-Ú-S-C-U-L-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Órgano compuesto por tejido orgánico que se contrae y expande, utilizado por el hombre y los animales para producir movimiento.
  2. 2
    (Balaenoptera physalus) Cetáceo de cabeza aplanada con pálidas líneas detrás de esta, pero no siempre; aleta dorsal falcada, pequeña, situada en el tercio posterior del cuerpo; color gris o marrón, más oscuro en el lado izquierdo y de color claro en el vientre; mide entre 18 y 22 metros de largo; pesa entre 30 y 80 toneladas. Se lo considera una especie vulnerable.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmúsculo,msúculo,múcsulo,múscculo,múscluo,múscullo,múscuol,mússculo,músuclo,úmsculo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for músculo

Misspelling Variants of "músculo"

mmúsculo8msúculo7múcsulo7múscculo8múscluo7múscullo8múscuol7mússculo8
Misspelling Variants of "músculo"

Frequency rank: #10,033 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "músculo"?
"músculo" is spelled M-Ú-S-C-U-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmuskulo].
What does "músculo" mean?
As a noun, "músculo" means: Órgano compuesto por tejido orgánico que se contrae y expande, utilizado por el hombre y los animales para producir movimiento.
What words are commonly confused with "músculo"?
"músculo" is commonly confused with "muslo", "músculos", "musculoso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "músculo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "músculo" is [ˈmuskulo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "músculo" come from?
"músculo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.