remolino

Name: remolino, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[remoˈlino]

/[remoˈlino]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“remolino” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #35,226. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,226
frequency rank, Spanish: 4,151
“R” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Movimiento rápido y giratorio de una masa de aire, agua, polvo o humo, etc.

Corpus desk

Index ES-remolino · remolino · Spanish

remolino · rank #35,226 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #35,226
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-MID 11 variants
BOOK-MID 4,151
PHOTO-FINISH REM

Nearest frequency peer: REM (-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.

recorría

64,780
relacione

64,777
REM

64,776
remolino

64,775
represas

64,772
representam…

64,771

What this shows “remolino” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

remolino vs removido

75% similar

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

Key facts for remolino
Property	Value
Headword	remolino
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[remoˈlino]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#35,226
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “remolino”

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

#35,226

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “REM” (#35,225), “relacione” (#35,224), “represas” (#35,229). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “remolino” va en #35,226. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around remolino (IPA [remoˈlino]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,226 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for remolino, with forms such as "ermolino", "remloino", and "remmolino". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "removido", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is remolino, spelled R-E-M-O-L-I-N-O.

Definition

1
Movimiento rápido y giratorio de una masa de aire, agua, polvo o humo, etc.
2
Retorcimiento natural del pelo que se forma en una parte del cuerpo de una persona o animal y que ofrece resistencia al peinado o alisado
3
Amontonamiento de gente que se mueve en forma confusa y sin orden
4
Disturbio o conmoción
5
Persona inquieta o activa

Synonyms

torbellino vórtice

This word in other languages

cowlick(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ermolino
remloino
remmolino
remoilno
remolinno
remolion
remollino
remolnio
reomlino
rmeolino
rremolino

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "remolino"

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 "remolino"?

"remolino" is spelled R-E-M-O-L-I-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [remoˈlino].

What does "remolino" mean?

As a noun, "remolino" means: Movimiento rápido y giratorio de una masa de aire, agua, polvo o humo, etc.

What words are commonly confused with "remolino"?

"remolino" is commonly confused with "removido". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "remolino"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "remolino" is [remoˈlino]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "remolino" come from?

"remolino" 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 "remolino", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

represas#35,229 recorría#35,221 reafirmó#35,218 protegió#35,209

Similar misspelling depth

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

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