secuestro

[seˈkwest̪ɾo]

/[seˈkwest̪ɾo]/ noun

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The verdict

“secuestro” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,434. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,434
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - La acción y efecto de retener ilegalmente a alguien.

Corpus desk

Index ES-secuestro · secuestro · Spanish

secuestro · rank #5,434 · 14 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,434
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH secciones

Nearest frequency peer: secciones (-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 “secuestro”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “secuestro” 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).

secuestro vs secuestros
90% similar
secuestro vs secuestra
89% similar
secuestro vs secuestrar
80% similar

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

Key facts for secuestro
PropertyValue
Headwordsecuestro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[seˈkwest̪ɾo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,434
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “secuestro”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).secuestrocae 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 “secciones” (#5,433), “sensibilidad” (#5,435), “seca” (#5,432). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “secuestro” va en #5,434. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around secuestro (IPA [seˈkwest̪ɾo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,434 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for secuestro, with forms such as "cecuestro", "escuestro", and "sceuestro". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "secuestros", "secuestra", "secuestrar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is secuestro, spelled S-E-C-U-E-S-T-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    La acción y efecto de retener ilegalmente a alguien.
  2. 2
    La acción y el efecto de apoderase ilegalmente y con el uso de la fuerza de el control de un vehículo.
  3. 3
    Conjunto de bienes cuya propiedad está sujeta a disputa judicial y que se depositan con un tercero mientras esta se define.
  4. 4
    La acción y el efecto de embargar.
  5. 5
    Juez árbitro o mediador.
  6. 6
    Porción de hueso mortificada que subsiste en el cuerpo separada de la parte viva.

This word in other languages

kidnapping(English)enlèvement(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cecuestro
  • escuestro
  • sceuestro
  • seccuestro
  • seceustro
  • secuesrto
  • secuesstro
  • secuestor
  • secuestrro
  • secuesttro
  • secuetsro
  • secusetro
  • seucestro
  • ssecuestro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cecuestro1escuestro2sceuestro2seccuestro1seceustro2secuesrto2secuesstro1secuestor2
Edit distance from "secuestro"

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 "secuestro"?
"secuestro" is spelled S-E-C-U-E-S-T-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [seˈkwest̪ɾo].
What does "secuestro" mean?
As a noun, "secuestro" means: La acción y efecto de retener ilegalmente a alguien.
What words are commonly confused with "secuestro"?
"secuestro" is commonly confused with "secuestros", "secuestra", "secuestrar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "secuestro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "secuestro" is [seˈkwest̪ɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "secuestro" come from?
"secuestro" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

secciones#5,433Salamanca#5,431Sudáfrica#5,440sufriendo#5,441

Similar misspelling depth

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

perfección14 variantsacadémicos14 variantsaventuras14 variantsbritánica14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list