sanguinario

[sãŋgiˈnaɾjo]

/[sãŋgiˈnaɾjo]/ adj

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The verdict

“sanguinario” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #37,313. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,313
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Feroz, vengativo, iracundo, que se goza en derramar sangre.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sanguinario · sanguinario · Spanish

sanguinario · rank #37,313 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,313
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH rudos

Nearest frequency peer: rudos (-2 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 “sanguinario”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sanguinario” 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 sanguinario
PropertyValue
Headwordsanguinario
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[sãŋgiˈnaɾjo]
Letters11
Frequency rank#37,313
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sanguinario”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.sanguinariocae 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 “rudos” (#37,311), “saturnino” (#37,315), “rotativo” (#37,310). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sanguinario” va en #37,313. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around sanguinario (IPA [sãŋgiˈnaɾjo]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,313 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Feroz, vengativo, iracundo, que se goza en derramar sangre.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for sanguinario, with forms such as "asnguinario", "sagnuinario", and "sangguinario". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 sanguinario, spelled S-A-N-G-U-I-N-A-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Feroz, vengativo, iracundo, que se goza en derramar sangre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. «Otro de los aspectos relevantes de esta operación fue la forma sanguinaria y cruel con que actuaron los atacantes montoneros ya que llegaron al extremo de ejecutar a soldados que se encontraban bañándose en las duchas».

Synonyms

atrozcruelinhumano

This word in other languages

bloodthirsty(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asnguinario
  • sagnuinario
  • sangguinario
  • sangiunario
  • sanguianrio
  • sanguinairo
  • sanguinaroi
  • sanguinarrio
  • sanguinnario
  • sanguinraio
  • sanguniario
  • sannguinario
  • sanuginario
  • snaguinario
  • ssanguinario

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

asnguinario2sagnuinario2sangguinario1sangiunario2sanguianrio2sanguinairo2sanguinaroi2sanguinarrio1
Edit distance from "sanguinario"

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 "sanguinario"?
"sanguinario" is spelled S-A-N-G-U-I-N-A-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [sãŋgiˈnaɾjo].
What does "sanguinario" mean?
As an adjective, "sanguinario" means: Feroz, vengativo, iracundo, que se goza en derramar sangre.
What are common misspellings of "sanguinario"?
Common misspellings include "asnguinario", "sagnuinario", "sangguinario", "sangiunario", "sanguianrio". The correct spelling is "sanguinario".
How do you pronounce "sanguinario"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sanguinario" is [sãŋgiˈnaɾjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sanguinario" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

respetadas15 variantsreplantear15 variantssustituyen15 variantsreemplazan15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list