sífilis

[ˈsifilis]

/[ˈsifilis]/ noun

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The verdict

“sífilis” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #27,791. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,791
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enfermedad de transmisión sexual infecciosa crónica producida por la bacteria espiroqueta Treponema pallidum pallidum.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sifilis · sífilis · Spanish

sífilis · rank #27,791 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #27,791
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH surcoreano

Nearest frequency peer: surcoreano (-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 “sífilis”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sífilis” 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).

sífilis vs Sicilia
43% similar

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

Key facts for sífilis
PropertyValue
Headwordsífilis
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsifilis]
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,791
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sífilis”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).sífiliscae 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 “surcoreano” (#27,790), “sílaba” (#27,792), “sum” (#27,789). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sífilis” va en #27,791. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around sífilis (IPA [ˈsifilis]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,791 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Enfermedad de transmisión sexual infecciosa crónica producida por la bacteria espiroqueta Treponema pallidum pallidum.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for sífilis, with forms such as "sfíilis", "ssífilis", and "síffilis". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Sicilia", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 sífilis, spelled S-Í-F-I-L-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enfermedad de transmisión sexual infecciosa crónica producida por la bacteria espiroqueta Treponema pallidum pallidum.

This word in other languages

syphilis(English)syphilis(Français)sífilis(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sfíilis
  • ssífilis
  • síffilis
  • sífiils
  • sífiliss
  • sífillis
  • sífilsi
  • sífliis
  • síiflis
  • ísfilis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sífilis - 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.

sfíilis2ssífilis1síffilis1sífiils2sífiliss1sífillis1sífilsi2sífliis2
Edit distance from "sífilis"

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 "sífilis"?
"sífilis" is spelled S-Í-F-I-L-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsifilis].
What does "sífilis" mean?
As a noun, "sífilis" means: Enfermedad de transmisión sexual infecciosa crónica producida por la bacteria espiroqueta Treponema pallidum pallidum.
What words are commonly confused with "sífilis"?
"sífilis" is commonly confused with "Sicilia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sífilis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sífilis" is [ˈsifilis]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sífilis" come from?
"sífilis" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

tallado#27,794sofocar#27,783Timoteo#27,800sobrado#27,781

Similar misspelling depth

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

residía10 variantsradares10 variantsanother10 variantsplayera10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list