respetuoso

[respeˈt̪woso]

/[respeˈt̪woso]/ adj

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The verdict

“respetuoso” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #15,708. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,708
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que tiene o se caracteriza por el respeto, la deferencia o la veneración.

Corpus desk

Index ES-respetuoso · respetuoso · Spanish

respetuoso · rank #15,708 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,708
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH requiera

Nearest frequency peer: requiera (-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 “respetuoso”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “respetuoso” 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).

respetuoso vs respetuosos
91% similar
respetuoso vs respetos
80% similar
respetuoso vs respetuosa
90% similar

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

Key facts for respetuoso
PropertyValue
Headwordrespetuoso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[respeˈt̪woso]
Letters10
Frequency rank#15,708
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “respetuoso”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).respetuosocae 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 “requiera” (#15,707), “respondan” (#15,709), “represalias” (#15,706). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “respetuoso” va en #15,708. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around respetuoso (IPA [respeˈt̪woso]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,708 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for respetuoso, with forms such as "erspetuoso", "repsetuoso", and "reseptuoso". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "respetuosos", "respetos", "respetuosa", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is respetuoso, spelled R-E-S-P-E-T-U-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que tiene o se caracteriza por el respeto, la deferencia o la veneración.
  2. 2
    Que inspira reverencia o respeto.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cuando su hijo se porta mal, lo mejor es actuar con rapidez y con calma. Sin embargo, es importante que la intervención paterna sea respetuosa. Esto quiere decir que debe conservar la compostura y la compasión.
  2. Al Muy Ilustre, Reverendo y Respetuoso Señor Canónigo Don Andrés Posa.

Synonyms

amableatentoconsideradocortésdecorosodeferenteeducadomiradoreverentesumisotoleranterespetarrespetable

Antonyms

abusivoatrevidodesconsideradodescortésgroseroinsolenteirrespetuosopasado

This word in other languages

respectful(English)respectueux(Français)respektvoll(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erspetuoso
  • repsetuoso
  • reseptuoso
  • respetouso
  • respettuoso
  • respetuoos
  • respetuosso
  • respetusoo
  • respeutoso
  • resppetuoso
  • respteuoso
  • resspetuoso
  • rrespetuoso
  • rsepetuoso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of respetuoso - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

erspetuoso2repsetuoso2reseptuoso2respetouso2respettuoso1respetuoos2respetuosso1respetusoo2
Edit distance from "respetuoso"

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 "respetuoso"?
"respetuoso" is spelled R-E-S-P-E-T-U-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [respeˈt̪woso].
What does "respetuoso" mean?
As an adjective, "respetuoso" means: Que tiene o se caracteriza por el respeto, la deferencia o la veneración.
What words are commonly confused with "respetuoso"?
"respetuoso" is commonly confused with "respetuosos", "respetos", "respetuosa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "respetuoso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "respetuoso" is [respeˈt̪woso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "respetuoso" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sancionado#15,716quemaduras#15,697prohibidas#15,693sospechosa#15,725

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

respondan14 variantsprovocada14 variantsporcelana14 variantstrasfondo14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list