sicario

[siˈkaɾjo]

/[siˈkaɾjo]/ noun

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The verdict

“sicario” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #29,843. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,843
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Asesino que mata por encargo y recibe un pago por ello.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sicario · sicario · Spanish

sicario · rank #29,843 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,843
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sesgada

Nearest frequency peer: sesgada (-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 “sicario”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sicario” 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).

sicario vs sirio
71% similar
sicario vs sumario
71% similar
sicario vs sicarios
88% similar

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

Key facts for sicario
PropertyValue
Headwordsicario
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[siˈkaɾjo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#29,843
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sicario”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).sicariocae 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 “sesgada” (#29,842), “sequías” (#29,841), “silicio” (#29,845). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sicario” va en #29,843. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around sicario (IPA [siˈkaɾjo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,843 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Asesino que mata por encargo y recibe un pago por ello.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for sicario, with forms such as "cicario", "iscario", and "sciario". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "sirio", "sumario", "sicarios", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is sicario, spelled S-I-C-A-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Asesino que mata por encargo y recibe un pago por ello.

This word in other languages

thug(English)sicaire(Français)Auftragsmörder(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cicario
  • iscario
  • sciario
  • siacrio
  • sicairo
  • sicaroi
  • sicarrio
  • siccario
  • sicraio
  • ssicario

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sicario - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cicario1iscario2sciario2siacrio2sicairo2sicaroi2sicarrio1siccario1
Edit distance from "sicario"

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 "sicario"?
"sicario" is spelled S-I-C-A-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [siˈkaɾjo].
What does "sicario" mean?
As a noun, "sicario" means: Asesino que mata por encargo y recibe un pago por ello.
What words are commonly confused with "sicario"?
"sicario" is commonly confused with "sirio", "sumario", "sicarios". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sicario"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sicario" is [siˈkaɾjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sicario" come from?
"sicario" 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 "sicario", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

sesgada#29,842sequías#29,841silicio#29,845sonreía#29,852

Similar misspelling depth

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

saqueado10 variantsStefano10 variantssufrían10 variantsteletón10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list