serious
/ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əs/
The verdict
“serious” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,367 among 34,953 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,367
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,953
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Serio
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | serious |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əs/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #60,367 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “serious” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
serious is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,367 among 34,953 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Serio".
Zero misspellings are on record for serious in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is serious, spelled S-E-R-I-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Serio
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 “serious”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-E-R-I-O-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.