nervioso

/[neɾˈβ̞joso]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,730

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

nervioso is anSpanishadj. It means: Intranquilo, inseguro, atemorizado. Pronounced [neɾˈβ̞joso]. It ranks #4,730 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with nerviosos and nervio.

Key facts for nervioso
PropertyValue
Headwordnervioso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[neɾˈβ̞joso]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,730
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for nervioso is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [neɾˈβ̞joso]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,730 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for nervioso, with forms such as "enrvioso", "nerbioso", and "nerivoso". 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, "nerviosos", "nervio", "nervios", 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 nervioso, spelled N-E-R-V-I-O-S-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Intranquilo, inseguro, atemorizado.
  2. 2
    Concerniente a los nervios.
  3. 3
    Nervoso.
  4. 4
    Que tiene nervaduras.
  5. 5
    Vehemente, enérgico.
  6. 6
    Aplícase a la persona cuyos nervios se excitan fácilmente.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: enrvioso,nerbioso,nerivoso,nerrvioso,nervioos,nerviosso,nervisoo,nervoiso,nervvioso,nevrioso,nnervioso,nrevioso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for nervioso

Misspelling Variants of "nervioso"

enrvioso8nerbioso8nerivoso8nerrvioso9nervioos8nerviosso9nervisoo8nervoiso8
Misspelling Variants of "nervioso"

Frequency rank: #4,730 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nervioso"?
"nervioso" is spelled N-E-R-V-I-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [neɾˈβ̞joso].
What does "nervioso" mean?
As an adj, "nervioso" means: Intranquilo, inseguro, atemorizado.
What words are commonly confused with "nervioso"?
"nervioso" is commonly confused with "nerviosos", "nervio", "nervios". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nervioso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nervioso" is [neɾˈβ̞joso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nervioso" come from?
"nervioso" 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.