simulacro

[simuˈlakɾo]

/[simuˈlakɾo]/ noun

The verdict

“simulacro” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,687. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,687
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Imagen hecha a semejanza de alguna persona o cosa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-simulacro · simulacro · Spanish

simulacro · rank #18,687 · 14 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,687
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH silueta

Nearest frequency peer: silueta (-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 “simulacro”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “simulacro” 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).

simulacro vs simular
78% similar
simulacro vs simulado
78% similar
simulacro vs simulando
78% similar

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

Key facts for simulacro
PropertyValue
Headwordsimulacro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[simuˈlakɾo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#18,687
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “simulacro”

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around simulacro (IPA [simuˈlakɾo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,687 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for simulacro, with forms such as "cimulacro", "ismulacro", and "simluacro". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "simular", "simulado", "simulando", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is simulacro, spelled S-I-M-U-L-A-C-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Imagen hecha a semejanza de alguna persona o cosa.
  2. 2
    Imitación, acto fingido, falsificación.
  3. 3
    Concepto que forma la fantasía.
  4. 4
    Ejercicio de tipo militar donde se simulan guerras o ataques diversos, para adiestrar las tropas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how simulacro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A mi modo de ver la retórica no es más que el simulacro de una parte de la política.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cimulacro
  • ismulacro
  • simluacro
  • simmulacro
  • simualcro
  • simulaccro
  • simulacor
  • simulacrro
  • simularco
  • simulcaro
  • simullacro
  • siumlacro
  • smiulacro
  • ssimulacro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cimulacro1ismulacro2simluacro2simmulacro1simualcro2simulaccro1simulacor2simulacrro1
Edit distance from "simulacro"

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 "simulacro"?
"simulacro" is spelled S-I-M-U-L-A-C-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [simuˈlakɾo].
What does "simulacro" mean?
As a noun, "simulacro" means: Imagen hecha a semejanza de alguna persona o cosa.
What words are commonly confused with "simulacro"?
"simulacro" is commonly confused with "simular", "simulado", "simulando". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "simulacro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "simulacro" is [simuˈlakɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "simulacro" come from?
"simulacro" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list