nerviosos
[neɾˈβ̞josos]
The verdict
“nerviosos” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #15,175 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #15,175
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de nervioso.
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 | nerviosos |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [neɾˈβ̞josos] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #15,175 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nerviosos” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for nerviosos is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [neɾˈβ̞josos]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,175 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de nervioso.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for nerviosos, with forms such as "enrviosos", "nerbiosos", and "nerivosos". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "nervios", "nervioso", "nerviosa", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is nerviosos, spelled N-E-R-V-I-O-S-O-S.
Definition
- 1Forma del plural de nervioso.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: enrviosos,nerbiosos,nerivosos,nerrviosos,nerviooss,nerviososs,nerviossos,nervisoos,nervoisos,nervviosos,nevriosos,nnerviosos,nreviosos
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nerviosos - 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.
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 “nerviosos”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is N-E-R-V-I-O-S-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [neɾˈβ̞josos] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “nervios” - see the side-by-side comparison. nerviosos vs nervios
- 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.