semejante
[semeˈxãn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“semejante” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #4,551 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #4,551
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que es parecido o similar a alguien o algo.
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 | semejante |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [semeˈxãn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #4,551 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “semejante” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for semejante is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [semeˈxãn̪t̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,551 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for semejante, with forms such as "cemejante", "esmejante", and "seemjante". 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, "semejanza", "semejantes", "semblante", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 semejante, spelled S-E-M-E-J-A-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Que es parecido o similar a alguien o algo.
- 2Se usa delante de un sustantivo para ponderar o comparar, comúnmente con carácter despectivo.
- 3Se dice de la figura que se diferencia de otra por el tamaño, pero tiene la misma forma.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cemejante,esmejante,seemjante,semeajnte,semejanet,semejannte,semejantte,semejatne,semejjante,semejnate,semjeante,semmejante,smeejante,ssemejante
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of semejante - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “semejante”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-E-M-E-J-A-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [semeˈxãn̪t̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “semejanza” - see the side-by-side comparison. semejante vs semejanza
- 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.