plebiscito
[pleβ̞iˈsit̪o]
The verdict
“plebiscito” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #12,221 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #12,221
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Resolución tomada por todo un pueblo por la mayoría de votos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | plebiscito |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pleβ̞iˈsit̪o] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #12,221 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “plebiscito” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for plebiscito is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pleβ̞iˈsit̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,221 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for plebiscito, with forms such as "lpebiscito", "pelbiscito", and "plbeiscito". 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 close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is plebiscito, spelled P-L-E-B-I-S-C-I-T-O.
Definition
- 1Resolución tomada por todo un pueblo por la mayoría de votos.
- 2Ley que la plebe de Roma establecía separadamente de las clases superiores de la república, a propuesta de su tribuno. Por algún tiempo obligaba solamente a los plebeyos, y después fué obligatoria para todo el pueblo.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: lpebiscito,pelbiscito,plbeiscito,plebbiscito,plebicsito,plebisccito,plebisciot,plebiscitto,plebisctio,plebisicto,plebisscito,plebissito,plebsicito,pleibscito,pleviscito,pllebiscito,pplebiscito
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of plebiscito - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “plebiscito”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-L-E-B-I-S-C-I-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pleβ̞iˈsit̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.