nervio
[ˈneɾβ̞jo]
The verdict
“nervio” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #14,414 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #14,414
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cordón blanquecino de fibras nerviosas, envueltas en una cubierta protectora, que transmiten impulsos motores y sensoriales entre distintas partes del cuerpo, la médula espinal y el cerebro.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nervio |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈneɾβ̞jo] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #14,414 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nervio” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for nervio is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈneɾβ̞jo]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,414 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 16 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for nervio, with forms such as "enrvio", "nerbio", and "nerivo". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "novio", "nervios", "nervioso", 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. The correct Spanish form is nervio, spelled N-E-R-V-I-O.
Definition
- 1Cordón blanquecino de fibras nerviosas, envueltas en una cubierta protectora, que transmiten impulsos motores y sensoriales entre distintas partes del cuerpo, la médula espinal y el cerebro.
- 2Elemento blanco, alargado y coriáceo que se encuentra en la carne.
- 3Estado de ánimo que hace emprender y continuar con las tareas más arduas.
- 4Filamento formado por un tejido conductor de sustancias nutricias en las plantas, que sobresale por el revés de las hojas.
- 5Cada uno de los haces de fibras que forman una red en las alas de los insectos, y que les dan su rigidez.
- 6Fuerza y vigor para realizar actividades.
- 7En los libros encuadernados, cada cuerda que se ve sobresalir en el lomo.
- 8Arco saliente que sostiene una bóveda o que cumple una función decorativa.
- 9Parte que sobresale en una pieza y cuya función es la de aumentar su resistencia.
- 10Cuerda de un instrumento de música.
- 11Nervios: Estado emocional de tensión y agitación.
- 12Cabo fijo en la parte superior de una verga, al que se atan los cabos pequeños que aseguran la vela.
- 13Cabo de grueso proporcionado, en que se envergan y por donde corren las velas de estay y los foques, cuando se izan o arrían.
- 14Cabo de proporcionado grueso, que corre de popa a proa, por fuera de las tablas de jarcia de los palos, y sostenido a trechos por candeleros de vara y media de alto sujetos en la borda o batayola. Sirve cuando se largan los toldos para amarrar en él los matafiones de estos.
- 15Género de prisión que usaban los antiguos, a modo de cepo, en que ataban al reo por los pies y el cuello con una cadena.
- 16Eficacia y vigor de la razón.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: enrvio,nerbio,nerivo,nerrvio,nervoi,nervvio,nevrio,nnervio,nrevio
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nervio - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “nervio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is N-E-R-V-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈneɾβ̞jo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “novio” - see the side-by-side comparison. nervio vs novio
- 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.