señora
[seˈɲoɾa]
The verdict
“señora” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,069 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,069
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma respetuosa de referirse a una mujer. Utilizado comúnmente para mujeres adultas o de edad madura.
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 | señora |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [seˈɲoɾa] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #1,069 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “señora” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for señora is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [seˈɲoɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,069 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for señora, with forms such as "ceñora", "esñora", and "seoñra". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sera", "Serra", "sentía", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is señora, spelled S-E-Ñ-O-R-A.
Definition
- 1Forma respetuosa de referirse a una mujer. Utilizado comúnmente para mujeres adultas o de edad madura.
- 2Mujer que tiene una posición elevada en el terreno político, cultural, artístico, económico, etc.
- 3Mujer casada, divorciada o viuda.
- 4La ama de casa respecto a sus criados.
- 5Suegra.
- 6Mujer esposa del Señor.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ceñora,esñora,seoñra,señoar,señorra,señroa,sseñora,sñeora
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of señora - 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 “señora”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-E-Ñ-O-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [seˈɲoɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “sera” - see the side-by-side comparison. señora vs sera
- 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.