nivel
[niˈβ̞el]
The verdict
“nivel” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #333 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #333
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 19
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Altitud de un punto específico, medida como la distancia normal a un plano de referencia.
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 | nivel |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [niˈβ̞el] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #333 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 19 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nivel” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for nivel is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [niˈβ̞el]. Corpus data places it at rank #333 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for nivel, with forms such as "invel", "nibel", and "nievl". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Noel", "nobel", "novel", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is nivel, spelled N-I-V-E-L.
Definition
- 1Altitud de un punto específico, medida como la distancia normal a un plano de referencia.
- 2Grado de magnitud de un evento determinado.
- 3Importancia jerárquica.
- 4Horizontalidad.
- 5Instrumento que permite averiguar si hay igualdad o diferencia de altura entre dos puntos, pudiendo en algunos casos medir el de inclinación.
- 6Planta o piso de un edificio.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: invel,nibel,nievl,nivell,nivle,nivvel,nnivel,nviel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nivel - 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.
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 “nivel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is N-I-V-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [niˈβ̞el] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Noel” - see the side-by-side comparison. nivel vs Noel
- 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.