relicario

[reliˈkaɾjo]

/[reliˈkaɾjo]/ noun

The verdict

“relicario” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #47,376. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,376
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lugar donde se guardan reliquias.

Corpus desk

Index ES-relicario · relicario · Spanish

relicario · rank #47,376 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,376
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH regulen

Nearest frequency peer: regulen (-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 “relicario”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “relicario” 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 relicario
PropertyValue
Headwordrelicario
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[reliˈkaɾjo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#47,376
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “relicario”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).relicariocae 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 “regulen” (#47,375), “representarán” (#47,378), “regresaré” (#47,373). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “relicario” va en #47,376. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around relicario (IPA [reliˈkaɾjo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,376 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for relicario, with forms such as "erlicario", "reilcario", and "relciario". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is relicario, spelled R-E-L-I-C-A-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lugar donde se guardan reliquias.
  2. 2
    Estuche en que se guardan reliquias.
  3. 3
    En especial, relicario₂ en forma de medallón que se lleva colgado del collar.
  4. 4
    Por metonimia, casa o convento habitado por personas de especial virtud.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. En el libro que escrivió el hijo de Helcana, hoc est Regum, ii, capítulo vi, dize que, estando el relicario de Israel con sus reliquias (que eran un poco de rocío, y un palo, y dos losas de piedra) en la casa de Aminadab (el qual era vezino en la ciudad de Gabaa), acordó el hijo de Esay (que a la sazón era único rey de los ysraelitas) de llevar aquellas r…
  2. Por otra çedula de su Altesa, firmada e asentada, fecha S-VI-1487, a Juan Parra e a Françisco Sesto, plateros, 30.000 mrs., para en cuenta de vn relicario esmaltado, que dellos su Altesa mando comprar, e para en cuenta de vn cofre de oro.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erlicario
  • reilcario
  • relciario
  • reliacrio
  • relicairo
  • relicaroi
  • relicarrio
  • reliccario
  • relicraio
  • rellicario
  • rleicario
  • rrelicario

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of relicario - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erlicario2reilcario2relciario2reliacrio2relicairo2relicaroi2relicarrio1reliccario1
Edit distance from "relicario"

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 "relicario"?
"relicario" is spelled R-E-L-I-C-A-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [reliˈkaɾjo].
What does "relicario" mean?
As a noun, "relicario" means: Lugar donde se guardan reliquias.
What are common misspellings of "relicario"?
Common misspellings include "erlicario", "reilcario", "relciario", "reliacrio", "relicairo". The correct spelling is "relicario".
How do you pronounce "relicario"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "relicario" is [reliˈkaɾjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "relicario" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list