segmento

[seɣ̞ˈmẽn̪t̪o]

/[seɣ̞ˈmẽn̪t̪o]/ noun

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The verdict

“segmento” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,357. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,357
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Porción de recta contenida entre dos puntos cualquiera contenidos en ella.

Corpus desk

Index ES-segmento · segmento · Spanish

segmento · rank #7,357 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,357
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH secundarios

Nearest frequency peer: secundarios (-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 “segmento”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “segmento” 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).

segmento vs segmentos
89% similar
segmento vs sediento
75% similar
segmento vs sedimento
78% similar

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

Key facts for segmento
PropertyValue
Headwordsegmento
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[seɣ̞ˈmẽn̪t̪o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,357
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “segmento”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.segmentocae 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 “secundarios” (#7,356), “seguiremos” (#7,358), “sencillamente” (#7,359). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “segmento” va en #7,357. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around segmento (IPA [seɣ̞ˈmẽn̪t̪o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,357 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Porción de recta contenida entre dos puntos cualquiera contenidos en ella.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for segmento, with forms such as "cegmento", "esgmento", and "segemnto". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "segmentos", "sediento", "sedimento", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is segmento, spelled S-E-G-M-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Porción de recta contenida entre dos puntos cualquiera contenidos en ella.

This word in other languages

segment(English)Segment(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cegmento
  • esgmento
  • segemnto
  • seggmento
  • segmennto
  • segmenot
  • segmentto
  • segmetno
  • segmmento
  • segmneto
  • semgento
  • sgemento
  • ssegmento

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cegmento1esgmento2segemnto2seggmento1segmennto1segmenot2segmentto1segmetno2
Edit distance from "segmento"

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 "segmento"?
"segmento" is spelled S-E-G-M-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [seɣ̞ˈmẽn̪t̪o].
What does "segmento" mean?
As a noun, "segmento" means: Porción de recta contenida entre dos puntos cualquiera contenidos en ella.
What words are commonly confused with "segmento"?
"segmento" is commonly confused with "segmentos", "sediento", "sedimento". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "segmento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "segmento" is [seɣ̞ˈmẽn̪t̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "segmento" come from?
"segmento" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

singular#7,362rechazar#7,349racional#7,347quedaría#7,346

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

fenómenos13 variantsdesarrollan13 variantsdetermina13 variantsdirigidas13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list