nervioso

[neɾˈβ̞joso]

/[neɾˈβ̞joso]/ adj

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The verdict

“nervioso” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,730. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,730
frequency rank, Spanish
1,151
“N” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Intranquilo, inseguro, atemorizado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-nervioso · nervioso · Spanish

nervioso · rank #4,730 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,730
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH mueren

Nearest frequency peer: mueren (-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 “nervioso”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “nervioso” 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).

nervioso vs nerviosos
89% similar
nervioso vs nervio
75% similar
nervioso vs nervios
88% similar

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

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “nervioso”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).nerviosocae 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 “mueren” (#4,729), “motores” (#4,728), “núcleo” (#4,732). Entre 1,151 lemas con “N”, “nervioso” va en #4,730. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around nervioso (IPA [neɾˈβ̞joso]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,730 among 1,151 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for nervioso, with forms such as "enrvioso", "nerbioso", and "nerivoso". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "nerviosos", "nervio", "nervios", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is nervioso, spelled N-E-R-V-I-O-S-O.

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

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nervioso - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

enrvioso2nerbioso1nerivoso2nerrvioso1nervioos2nerviosso1nervisoo2nervoiso2
Edit distance from "nervioso"

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 "nervioso"?
"nervioso" is spelled N-E-R-V-I-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [neɾˈβ̞joso].
What does "nervioso" mean?
As an adjective, "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'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 "nervioso", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

limitada#4,720precioso#4,741fantasía#4,709europeas#4,707

Similar misspelling depth

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

estándar12 variantsvinieron12 variantsCumplido12 variantsblancas12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list