paleontología

[paleõn̪t̪oloˈxia]

/[paleõn̪t̪oloˈxia]/ noun

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The verdict

“paleontología” has 18 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #43,160. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,160
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - La paleontología es una disciplina geológica que estudia e interpreta el pasado geológico de la Tierra con especial énfasis en la evolución de la vida en la Tierra considerando su contexto geológic...

Corpus desk

Index ES-paleontologia · paleontología · Spanish

paleontología · rank #43,160 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,160
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH paladín

Nearest frequency peer: paladín (-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 “paleontología”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “paleontología” 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
Key facts for paleontología
PropertyValue
Headwordpaleontología
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paleõn̪t̪oloˈxia]
Letters13
Frequency rank#43,160
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “paleontología”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).paleontologíacae 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 “paladín” (#43,159), “palmada” (#43,161), “paternalista” (#43,162). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “paleontología” va en #43,160. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around paleontología (IPA [paleõn̪t̪oloˈxia]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,160 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "La paleontología es una disciplina geológica que estudia e interpreta el pasado geológico de la Tierra con especial énfasis en la evolución de la vida en la Tierra considerando su contexto geológic...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for paleontología, with forms such as "apleontología", "paelontología", and "palenotología". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is paleontología, spelled P-A-L-E-O-N-T-O-L-O-G-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    La paleontología es una disciplina geológica que estudia e interpreta el pasado geológico de la Tierra con especial énfasis en la evolución de la vida en la Tierra considerando su contexto geológico. La paleontología, se puede dividir en varios campos de estudio: paleozoología, paleobotánica, paleoclimatología, paleogeografía...

This word in other languages

paleontology(English)paléontologie(Français)Paläontologie(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apleontología
  • paelontología
  • palenotología
  • paleonntología
  • paleonotlogía
  • paleontloogía
  • paleontolgoía
  • paleontollogía
  • paleontologaí
  • paleontologgía
  • paleontoloíga
  • paleontoolgía
  • paleonttología
  • paleotnología
  • palleontología
  • paloentología
  • plaeontología
  • ppaleontología

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

apleontología2paelontología2palenotología2paleonntología1paleonotlogía2paleontloogía2paleontolgoía2paleontollogía1
Edit distance from "paleontología"

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 "paleontología"?
"paleontología" is spelled P-A-L-E-O-N-T-O-L-O-G-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [paleõn̪t̪oloˈxia].
What does "paleontología" mean?
As a noun, "paleontología" means: La paleontología es una disciplina geológica que estudia e interpreta el pasado geológico de la Tierra con especial énfasis en la evolución de la vida en la Tierra considerando su contexto geológic...
What are common misspellings of "paleontología"?
Common misspellings include "apleontología", "paelontología", "palenotología", "paleonntología", "paleonotlogía". The correct spelling is "paleontología".
How do you pronounce "paleontología"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paleontología" is [paleõn̪t̪oloˈxia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paleontología" come from?
"paleontología" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

potencialidad#43,185generalizados#43,032formulaciones#43,019transmitieron#43,303

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

paternalista18 variantsobservaban18 variantsplanificadas18 variantsprovinciano18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list