novillo

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

[noˈβ̞iʝo]

/[noˈβ̞iʝo]/ noun

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

The verdict

“novillo” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #45,475. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,475
frequency rank, Spanish: 1,151
“N” headwords: 9
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bovino macho destetado y menor de tres años.

Corpus desk

Index ES-novillo · novillo · Spanish

novillo · rank #45,475 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

FREQ-MID #45,475
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
VAR-MID 9 variants
BOOK-MID 1,151
PHOTO-FINISH némesis

Nearest frequency peer: némesis (+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.

noi

54,530
nombraba

54,528
novillo

54,526
némesis

54,525
obesa

54,523
ocupándose

54,522

What this shows “novillo” 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).

novillo vs novio

71% similar

novillo vs novillos

88% similar

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

Key facts for novillo
Property	Value
Headword	novillo
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[noˈβ̞iʝo]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#45,475
Misspellings tracked	9
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “novillo”

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

#45,475

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “némesis” (#45,476), “nombraba” (#45,473), “obesa” (#45,478). Entre 1,151 lemas con “N”, “novillo” va en #45,475. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around novillo (IPA [noˈβ̞iʝo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,475 among 1,151 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for novillo, with forms such as "nnovillo", "nobillo", and "noivllo". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "novio", "novillos", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 novillo, spelled N-O-V-I-L-L-O.

Definition

1
Bovino macho destetado y menor de tres años.
2
En particular, el bovino macho castrado destinado a la alimentación humana.
3
Carne de este animal empleada en alimentación.
4
Varón que es objeto de infidelidad por parte de su pareja.
5
Tipo especial de res de lidia que no alcanza el nivel exigido para la corrida de toros.
6
Cría macho de la vaca.

Synonyms

toreteutrerobuey buey cabrón cornudo gorreado guampudoguampachatasalame becerro ternero

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

nnovillo
nobillo
noivllo
novilo
novilol
novlilo
novvillo
nvoillo
onvillo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of novillo - 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.

Edit distance from "novillo"

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 "novillo"?

"novillo" is spelled N-O-V-I-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [noˈβ̞iʝo].

What does "novillo" mean?

As a noun, "novillo" means: Bovino macho destetado y menor de tres años.

What words are commonly confused with "novillo"?

"novillo" is commonly confused with "novio", "novillos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "novillo"?

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

What language does "novillo" come from?

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

némesis#45,476 palillo#45,487 muriese#45,462 pepitas#45,500

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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