político

[poˈlit̪iko]

/[poˈlit̪iko]/ adj

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The verdict

“político” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #540. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#540
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que pertenece o concierne a la política (las prácticas, saberes e ideologías sobre el gobierno de las naciones).

Corpus desk

Index ES-politico · político · Spanish

político · rank #540 · 11 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #540
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH P

Nearest frequency peer: P (-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 “político”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “político” 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).

político vs pórtico
63% similar
político vs positivo
63% similar
político vs políticos
89% similar

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

Key facts for político
PropertyValue
Headwordpolítico
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[poˈlit̪iko]
Letters8
Frequency rank#540
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “político”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “P” (#539), “principal” (#541), “octubre” (#538). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “político” va en #540. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around político (IPA [poˈlit̪iko]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #540 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for político, with forms such as "oplítico", "ploítico", and "pollítico". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "pórtico", "positivo", "políticos", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is político, spelled P-O-L-Í-T-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que pertenece o concierne a la política (las prácticas, saberes e ideologías sobre el gobierno de las naciones).
  2. 2
    Que pertenece o concierne a la política (profesión de quienes están o aspiran a estar a cargo de los asuntos públicos).
  3. 3
    De buenos modales.
  4. 4
    De una cortesía poco expresiva.
  5. 5
    Dicho de un parentesco, que no viene por consanguinidad sino que se adquiere por el matrimonio.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how político appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Estudia la historia política de África.
  2. Ha tenido varios triunfos políticos a lo largo de su carrera.

Synonyms

cortéseducadourbanodiplomáticofríoreservado

Antonyms

descortésimpolíticoafectuosocalurosoespontáneo

This word in other languages

political(English)politique(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oplítico
  • ploítico
  • pollítico
  • poltíico
  • políitco
  • polítcio
  • políticco
  • polítioc
  • políttico
  • poíltico
  • ppolítico

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

oplítico2ploítico2pollítico1poltíico2políitco2polítcio2políticco1polítioc2
Edit distance from "político"

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 "político"?
"político" is spelled P-O-L-Í-T-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [poˈlit̪iko].
What does "político" mean?
As an adjective, "político" means: Que pertenece o concierne a la política (las prácticas, saberes e ideologías sobre el gobierno de las naciones).
What words are commonly confused with "político"?
"político" is commonly confused with "pórtico", "positivo", "políticos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "político"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "político" is [poˈlit̪iko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "político" come from?
"político" 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 "político", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cantidad#530nuestras#525libertad#524justicia#523

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

octubre11 variantspalabra11 variantsempresas11 variantscontrol11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list