sello
[ˈseʝo]
The verdict
“sello” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #4,550 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #4,550
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Altorrelieve de un texto, signo o figura que, previamente entintado, se emplea para estamparlo en un documento.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sello |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈseʝo] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #4,550 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sello” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for sello is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈseʝo]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,550 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for sello, with forms such as "cello", "esllo", and "selo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "seo", "sólo", "sexo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is sello, spelled S-E-L-L-O.
Definition
- 1Altorrelieve de un texto, signo o figura que, previamente entintado, se emplea para estamparlo en un documento.
- 2Marca que deja un sello₁
- 3Pieza de papel, lacre u otro material, estampada con un sello₂ oficial, que se emplea para indicar la validez de un documento.
- 4En particular, aquel que indica el franqueo de una carta o paquete.
- 5Cierre marcado con un sello₂ que garantiza que su contenido no ha sido violado.
- 6Persona u oficina destinada a la aplicación de sellos₃ oficiales.
- 7Anillo que lleva un sello₁, habitualmente un blasón o monograma.
- 8Señal distintiva que denota el fabricante o productor de una mercancía, en especial artística.
- 9Por extensión, persona jurídica que posee uno o más sellos₈
- 10Figuradamente, señal distintiva que indica el carácter propio e idiosincrático de algo.
- 11Cara de una moneda opuesta a la que indica su valor nominal.
- 12Cápsula de receptáculo de almidón.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cello,esllo,selo,selol,slelo,ssello
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sello - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “sello”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-E-L-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈseʝo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “seo” - see the side-by-side comparison. sello vs seo
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.