musulmán

[musulˈmãn]

/[musulˈmãn]/ adj

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The verdict

“musulmán” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #11,821. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,821
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Propio de, relativo a o devoto del islam

Corpus desk

Index ES-musulman · musulmán · Spanish

musulmán · rank #11,821 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,821
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH Muñecas

Nearest frequency peer: Muñecas (+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 “musulmán”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “musulmán” 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).

musulmán vs musulmana
78% similar
musulmán vs musulmanes
70% similar
musulmán vs musulmanas
70% similar

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

Key facts for musulmán
PropertyValue
Headwordmusulmán
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[musulˈmãn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,821
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “musulmán”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).musulmáncae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Muñecas” (#11,822), “muchísimos” (#11,819), “muñeco” (#11,823). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “musulmán” va en #11,821. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around musulmán (IPA [musulˈmãn]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,821 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Propio de, relativo a o devoto del islam".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for musulmán, with forms such as "mmusulmán", "msuulmán", and "muslumán". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "musulmana", "musulmanes", "musulmanas", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is musulmán, spelled M-U-S-U-L-M-Á-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Propio de, relativo a o devoto del islam

This word in other languages

Muslim(English)Muslim(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmusulmán
  • msuulmán
  • muslumán
  • mussulmán
  • musullmán
  • musulmmán
  • musulmná
  • musulmánn
  • musulámn
  • musumlán
  • muuslmán
  • umsulmán

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of musulmán - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

mmusulmán1msuulmán2muslumán2mussulmán1musullmán1musulmmán1musulmná2musulmánn1
Edit distance from "musulmán"

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 "musulmán"?
"musulmán" is spelled M-U-S-U-L-M-Á-N. The IPA pronunciation is [musulˈmãn].
What does "musulmán" mean?
As an adjective, "musulmán" means: Propio de, relativo a o devoto del islam
What words are commonly confused with "musulmán"?
"musulmán" is commonly confused with "musulmana", "musulmanes", "musulmanas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "musulmán"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "musulmán" is [musulˈmãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "musulmán" come from?
"musulmán" 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 "musulmán", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

moderada#11,816metálico#11,813metáfora#11,812pasiones#11,834

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

paraguayo12 variantspastores12 variantsmarcando12 variantspongamos12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list