sello

[ˈseʝo]

/[ˈseʝo]/ noun

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The verdict

“sello” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,550. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,550
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Altorrelieve de un texto, signo o figura que, previamente entintado, se emplea para estamparlo en un documento.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sello · sello · Spanish

sello · rank #4,550 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,550
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rival

Nearest frequency peer: Rival (-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 “sello”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sello” 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).

sello vs seo
60% similar
sello vs sólo
60% similar
sello vs sexo
60% similar

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

Key facts for sello
PropertyValue
Headwordsello
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈseʝo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,550
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sello”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.sellocae 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 “Rival” (#4,549), “semejante” (#4,551), “responsabilidades” (#4,548). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sello” va en #4,550. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around sello (IPA [ˈseʝo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,550 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Altorrelieve de un texto, signo o figura que, previamente entintado, se emplea para estamparlo en un documento.
  2. 2
    Marca que deja un sello₁
  3. 3
    Pieza de papel, lacre u otro material, estampada con un sello₂ oficial, que se emplea para indicar la validez de un documento.
  4. 4
    En particular, aquel que indica el franqueo de una carta o paquete.
  5. 5
    Cierre marcado con un sello₂ que garantiza que su contenido no ha sido violado.
  6. 6
    Persona u oficina destinada a la aplicación de sellos₃ oficiales.
  7. 7
    Anillo que lleva un sello₁, habitualmente un blasón o monograma.
  8. 8
    Señal distintiva que denota el fabricante o productor de una mercancía, en especial artística.
  9. 9
    Por extensión, persona jurídica que posee uno o más sellos₈
  10. 10
    Figuradamente, señal distintiva que indica el carácter propio e idiosincrático de algo.
  11. 11
    Cara de una moneda opuesta a la que indica su valor nominal.
  12. 12
    Cápsula de receptáculo de almidón.

Synonyms

improntaestampillasello postaltimbre postalprecintomarcacompañíaempresafirmaimprontacecacruz

This word in other languages

seal(English)sceau(Français)Siegel(Deutsch)sinete(Português)

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.

cello1esllo2selo1selol2slelo2ssello1
Edit distance from "sello"

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 "sello"?
"sello" is spelled S-E-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈseʝo].
What does "sello" mean?
As a noun, "sello" means: Altorrelieve de un texto, signo o figura que, previamente entintado, se emplea para estamparlo en un documento.
What words are commonly confused with "sello"?
"sello" is commonly confused with "seo", "sólo", "sexo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sello"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sello" is [ˈseʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sello" come from?
"sello" 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 "sello", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rival#4,549tumba#4,561pizza#4,537perdí#4,536

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

negar6 variantsactúa6 variantsanillo6 variantsJulia6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list