Sevilla

[seˈβ̞iʝa]

/[seˈβ̞iʝa]/ name

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The verdict

“Sevilla” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,917. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,917
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Municipio y ciudad meridional española, capital de la provincia homónima y de la comunidad autónoma de Andalucía.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sevilla · Sevilla · Spanish

Sevilla · rank #1,917 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,917
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sencillo

Nearest frequency peer: sencillo (-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 “Sevilla”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Sevilla” 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).

Sevilla vs silla
57% similar
Sevilla vs sevillano
67% similar
Sevilla vs sevillana
67% similar

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

Key facts for Sevilla
PropertyValue
HeadwordSevilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[seˈβ̞iʝa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,917
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Sevilla”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.Sevillacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “sencillo” (#1,916), “señal” (#1,918), “responder” (#1,915). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “Sevilla” va en #1,917. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Sevilla (IPA [seˈβ̞iʝa]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #1,917 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sevilla, with forms such as "cevilla", "esvilla", and "sebilla". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "silla", "sevillano", "sevillana", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is Sevilla, spelled S-E-V-I-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Municipio y ciudad meridional española, capital de la provincia homónima y de la comunidad autónoma de Andalucía.
  2. 2
    Apellido.

This word in other languages

Seville(English)Séville(Français)Sevilla(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cevilla
  • esvilla
  • sebilla
  • seivlla
  • sevila
  • sevilal
  • sevlila
  • sevvilla
  • ssevilla
  • sveilla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sevilla - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cevilla1esvilla2sebilla1seivlla2sevila1sevilal2sevlila2sevvilla1
Edit distance from "Sevilla"

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 "Sevilla"?
"Sevilla" is spelled S-E-V-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [seˈβ̞iʝa].
What does "Sevilla" mean?
As a proper noun, "Sevilla" means: Municipio y ciudad meridional española, capital de la provincia homónima y de la comunidad autónoma de Andalucía.
What words are commonly confused with "Sevilla"?
"Sevilla" is commonly confused with "silla", "sevillano", "sevillana". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sevilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sevilla" is [seˈβ̞iʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sevilla" come from?
"Sevilla" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Sevilla", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

produce#1,913Navidad#1,906comunes#1,931directa#1,933

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

recibe10 variantsEstrella10 variantshermoso10 variantsdecidió10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list