némesis

[ˈnemesis]

/[ˈnemesis]/ noun

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The verdict

“némesis” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #45,476. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,476
frequency rank, Spanish
1,151
“N” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona enemiga jurada o principal.

Corpus desk

Index ES-nemesis · némesis · Spanish

némesis · rank #45,476 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #45,476
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH novillo

Nearest frequency peer: novillo (-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 “némesis”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “némesis” 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).

némesis vs Nemesio
57% similar

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

Key facts for némesis
PropertyValue
Headwordnémesis
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnemesis]
Letters7
Frequency rank#45,476
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “némesis”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “novillo” (#45,475), “obesa” (#45,478), “nombraba” (#45,473). Entre 1,151 lemas con “N”, “némesis” va en #45,476. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around némesis (IPA [ˈnemesis]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,476 among 1,151 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for némesis, with forms such as "nméesis", "nnémesis", and "néemsis". 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, "Nemesio", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is némesis, spelled N-É-M-E-S-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona enemiga jurada o principal.
  2. 2
    Castigo severo con el fin de restablecer la justicia.

Synonyms

archienemigo

This word in other languages

nemesis(English)némésis(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nméesis
  • nnémesis
  • néemsis
  • némecis
  • némeiss
  • némesiss
  • némessi
  • némessis
  • némmesis
  • némseis
  • énmesis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

nméesis2nnémesis1néemsis2némecis1némeiss2némesiss1némessi2némessis1
Edit distance from "némesis"

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 "némesis"?
"némesis" is spelled N-É-M-E-S-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnemesis].
What does "némesis" mean?
As a noun, "némesis" means: Persona enemiga jurada o principal.
What words are commonly confused with "némesis"?
"némesis" is commonly confused with "Nemesio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "némesis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "némesis" is [ˈnemesis]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "némesis" come from?
"némesis" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

novillo#45,475palillo#45,487muriese#45,462pepitas#45,500

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

parrillada11 variantspiratear11 variantsplebeyo11 variantspolímero11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list