silueta

/[siˈlwet̪a]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,686

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

silueta is aSpanishnoun. It means: Contorno de una figura Pronounced [siˈlwet̪a]. Often confused with siluetas.

Key facts for silueta
PropertyValue
Headwordsilueta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[siˈlwet̪a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,686
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of silueta in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for silueta is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [siˈlwet̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,686 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for silueta, with forms such as "cilueta", "islueta", and "sileuta". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "siluetas", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is silueta, spelled S-I-L-U-E-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Contorno de una figura
  2. 2
    Dibujo o pintura que representa sólo la silueta₁ de las imágenes
  3. 3
    Por extensión, apariencia que ofrece un objeto cuando sólo es visible su contorno, como cuando está expuesto a un fuerte contraluz

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cilueta,islueta,sileuta,sillueta,silueat,siluetta,silutea,siuleta,sliueta,ssilueta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for silueta

Misspelling Variants of "silueta"

cilueta7islueta7sileuta7sillueta8silueat7siluetta8silutea7siuleta7
Misspelling Variants of "silueta"

Frequency rank: #18,686 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "silueta"?
"silueta" is spelled S-I-L-U-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [siˈlwet̪a].
What does "silueta" mean?
As a noun, "silueta" means: Contorno de una figura
What words are commonly confused with "silueta"?
"silueta" is commonly confused with "siluetas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "silueta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "silueta" is [siˈlwet̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "silueta" come from?
"silueta" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.