nulo

[ˈnulo]

/[ˈnulo]/ adj

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The verdict

“nulo” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #11,460. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,460
frequency rank, Spanish
1,151
“N” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sin fuerza jurídica, sin valor para obligar a hacer algo, carente de efecto, por no cumplir con las leyes o por poseer un vicio en las formalidades requeridas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-nulo · nulo · Spanish

nulo · rank #11,460 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,460
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH navegador

Nearest frequency peer: navegador (-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 “nulo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “nulo” 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).

nulo vs num
50% similar
nulo vs nun
50% similar
nulo vs nulos
80% similar

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

Key facts for nulo
PropertyValue
Headwordnulo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈnulo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#11,460
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “nulo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).nulocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “navegador” (#11,459), “Ochoa” (#11,461), “márgenes” (#11,458). Entre 1,151 lemas con “N”, “nulo” va en #11,460. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around nulo (IPA [ˈnulo]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,460 among 1,151 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for nulo, with forms such as "nluo", "nnulo", and "nullo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "num", "nun", "nulos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is nulo, spelled N-U-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sin fuerza jurídica, sin valor para obligar a hacer algo, carente de efecto, por no cumplir con las leyes o por poseer un vicio en las formalidades requeridas.
  2. 2
    Inexistente, que no ocurre.
  3. 3
    Se dice de la persona carente de aptitudes.
  4. 4
    Ni siquiera una sola cosa o persona.
  5. 5
    Con valor igual a cero.
  6. 6
    Combate sin vencedor.

Synonyms

inexistenteincapazincompetenteineptoningunoempate

Antonyms

válido

This word in other languages

nul(Français)nichtig(Deutsch)nulo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nluo
  • nnulo
  • nullo
  • nuol
  • unlo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

nluo2nnulo1nullo1nuol2unlo2
Edit distance from "nulo"

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 "nulo"?
"nulo" is spelled N-U-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnulo].
What does "nulo" mean?
As an adjective, "nulo" means: Sin fuerza jurídica, sin valor para obligar a hacer algo, carente de efecto, por no cumplir con las leyes o por poseer un vicio en las formalidades requeridas.
What words are commonly confused with "nulo"?
"nulo" is commonly confused with "num", "nun", "nulos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nulo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nulo" is [ˈnulo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nulo" come from?
"nulo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pala#11,464metí#11,452luto#11,444leía#11,441

Similar misspelling depth

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

rana5 variantshito5 variantspete5 variantsneto5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list