simpático
[sĩmˈpat̪iko]
The verdict
“simpático” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #12,057 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #12,057
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que inspira simpatía.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | simpático |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [sĩmˈpat̪iko] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #12,057 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “simpático” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for simpático is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [sĩmˈpat̪iko]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,057 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for simpático, with forms such as "cimpático", "ismpático", and "simmpático". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "simpatiza", "simpáticos", "simpática", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is simpático, spelled S-I-M-P-Á-T-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1Que inspira simpatía.
- 2Con cualidades que inspiran sentimientos de agrado, afecto, cordialidad o comunión.
- 3Dicho de uno de los tres subsistemas del sistema nervioso autónomo y de sus partes: Que se ubica cerca del centro de la columna vertebral y que equilibra la acción de los nervios parasimpáticos.
- 4Dicho de una cuerda –o de otros elementos de instrumentos musicales–: Que resuena o vibra por sí sola cuando se hace sonar otra.
- 5Dicho de alguien: Con características físicas que se consideran bellas o deseables.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cimpático,ismpático,simmpático,simppático,simptáico,simpáitco,simpátcio,simpáticco,simpátioc,simpáttico,simáptico,sipmático,smipático,ssimpático
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of simpático - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “simpático”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-I-M-P-Á-T-I-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [sĩmˈpat̪iko] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “simpatiza” - see the side-by-side comparison. simpático vs simpatiza
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.