nivel

Name: nivel, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[niˈβ̞el]

/[niˈβ̞el]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“nivel” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #333. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#333
frequency rank, Spanish: 1,151
“N” headwords: 8
tracked misspellings: 19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Altitud de un punto específico, medida como la distancia normal a un plano de referencia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-nivel · nivel · Spanish

nivel · rank #333 · 8 variants · 19 confusables

FREQ-CORE #333
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
VAR-MID 8 variants
BOOK-MID 1,151
PHOTO-FINISH niños

Nearest frequency peer: niños (+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.

varios

99,671
esas

99,670
nivel

99,668
niños

99,667
seguro

99,666
sería

99,665

What this shows “nivel” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

nivel vs Noel

40% similar

nivel vs nobel

60% similar

nivel vs novel

80% similar

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

Key facts for nivel
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)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “nivel”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).nivelcae aquí:

#333

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “niños” (#334), “esas” (#331), “seguro” (#335). Entre 1,151 lemas con “N”, “nivel” va en #333. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around nivel (IPA [niˈβ̞el]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #333 among 1,151 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

1
Altitud de un punto específico, medida como la distancia normal a un plano de referencia.
2
Grado de magnitud de un evento determinado.
3
Importancia jerárquica.
4
Horizontalidad.
5
Instrumento que permite averiguar si hay igualdad o diferencia de altura entre dos puntos, pudiendo en algunos casos medir el de inclinación.
6
Planta o piso de un edificio.

Synonyms

altura altitud cota grado intensidad importancia relevancia posición jerarquía rango estrato grado planta piso

This word in other languages

level(English)niveau(Français)Ebene(Deutsch)

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.

Edit distance from "nivel"

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 "nivel"?

"nivel" is spelled N-I-V-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [niˈβ̞el].

What does "nivel" mean?

As a noun, "nivel" means: Altitud de un punto específico, medida como la distancia normal a un plano de referencia.

What words are commonly confused with "nivel"?

"nivel" is commonly confused with "Noel", "nobel", "novel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "nivel"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nivel" is [niˈβ̞el]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "nivel" come from?

"nivel" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nivel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

niños#334 sería#336 hacen#338 hemos#339

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

cerca8 variants podría8 variants meses8 variants muerte8 variants