silueta

[siˈlwet̪a]

/[siˈlwet̪a]/ noun

The verdict

“silueta” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,686. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,686
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Contorno de una figura

Corpus desk

Index ES-silueta · silueta · Spanish

silueta · rank #18,686 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #18,686
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH shopping

Nearest frequency peer: shopping (-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 “silueta”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “silueta” 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).

silueta vs siluetas
88% similar

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

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “silueta”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).siluetacae 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 “shopping” (#18,685), “simulacro” (#18,687), “solucionado” (#18,688). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “silueta” va en #18,686. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around silueta (IPA [siˈlwet̪a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,686 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for silueta, with forms such as "cilueta", "islueta", and "sileuta". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "siluetas", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is silueta, spelled S-I-L-U-E-T-A.

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

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

cilueta1islueta2sileuta2sillueta1silueat2siluetta1silutea2siuleta2
Edit distance from "silueta"

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 "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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list