seísmo
[seˈismo]
The verdict
“seísmo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,563 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,563
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,169
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Movimiento de la corteza terrestre causado por la liberación de tensiones acumuladas a lo largo de las fallas geológicas o por la actividad volcánica.
Corpus desk
Index ES-seismo · seísmo · Spanish
seísmo · rank #79,563 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,563
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,169
- PHOTO-FINISH shack
Nearest frequency peer: shack (+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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “seísmo”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- seer
seer
20,444 corpus weight
- segadores
segadores
20,443 corpus weight
- sembradíos
sembradíos
20,441 corpus weight
- seísmo
seísmo
20,438 corpus weight
- shack
shack
20,436 corpus weight
- sherpa
sherpa
20,433 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “seísmo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | seísmo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [seˈismo] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #79,563 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “seísmo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
seísmo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,563 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [seˈismo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Movimiento de la corteza terrestre causado por la liberación de tensiones acumuladas a lo largo de las fallas geológicas o por la actividad volcánica.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for seísmo, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is seísmo, spelled S-E-Í-S-M-O.
Definition
- 1Movimiento de la corteza terrestre causado por la liberación de tensiones acumuladas a lo largo de las fallas geológicas o por la actividad volcánica.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how seísmo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ayer se ha registrado un seísmo en la localidad de Realizan. Se sintieron dos movimientos sísmicos, uno de ellos de seis segundos de duración. En el barrio indígena de Relizan se han derrumbado varias casas.
This word in other languages
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.
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