significado

[siɣ̞nifiˈkað̞o]

/[siɣ̞nifiˈkað̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“significado” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,320. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,320
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lo que significa algo, lo que quiere decir una palabra, una idea, concepto, etc.

Corpus desk

Index ES-significado · significado · Spanish

significado · rank #2,320 · 17 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,320
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sepa

Nearest frequency peer: sepa (-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 “significado”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “significado” 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).

significado vs significar
82% similar
significado vs significan
82% similar
significado vs significará
82% similar

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

Key facts for significado
PropertyValue
Headwordsignificado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[siɣ̞nifiˈkað̞o]
Letters11
Frequency rank#2,320
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “significado”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).significadocae 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 “sepa” (#2,319), “tomo” (#2,321), “sal” (#2,318). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “significado” va en #2,320. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around significado (IPA [siɣ̞nifiˈkað̞o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,320 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for significado, with forms such as "cignificado", "isgnificado", and "sginificado". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "significar", "significan", "significará", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is significado, spelled S-I-G-N-I-F-I-C-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lo que significa algo, lo que quiere decir una palabra, una idea, concepto, etc.
  2. 2
    Contenido semántico, condicionado por el contexto del mismo, de cualquier tipo de signo.
  3. 3
    Construcción del sentido, que se realiza en interacción a partir de aspectos semánticos propios de la lengua y de los sentidos sociales propios de la interacción, a partir de los cuales el sujeto se ubica en el mundo.
  4. 4
    Forma en la que se ha de entender un objeto, situación o definición.

This word in other languages

meaning(English)signifié(Français)Bedeutung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cignificado
  • isgnificado
  • sginificado
  • siggnificado
  • siginficado
  • signfiicado
  • signifciado
  • signifficado
  • signifiacdo
  • significaddo
  • significaod
  • significcado
  • significdao
  • signiifcado
  • signnificado
  • singificado
  • ssignificado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cignificado1isgnificado2sginificado2siggnificado1siginficado2signfiicado2signifciado2signifficado1
Edit distance from "significado"

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 "significado"?
"significado" is spelled S-I-G-N-I-F-I-C-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [siɣ̞nifiˈkað̞o].
What does "significado" mean?
As a noun, "significado" means: Lo que significa algo, lo que quiere decir una palabra, una idea, concepto, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "significado"?
"significado" is commonly confused with "significar", "significan", "significará". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "significado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "significado" is [siɣ̞nifiˈkað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "significado" come from?
"significado" 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 "significado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

herramienta#2,348desarrollar#2,288perspectiva#2,358agricultura#2,372

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

provincias17 variantsalternativa17 variantsencontramos17 variantsconsiderado17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list