social

[soˈsjal]

/[soˈsjal]/ adj

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The verdict

“social” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #276. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#276
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relativo a la sociedad y a las personas que la conforman.

Corpus desk

Index ES-social · social · Spanish

social · rank #276 · 9 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #276
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH ejemplo

Nearest frequency peer: ejemplo (+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 “social”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “social” 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).

social vs socio
67% similar
social vs solía
50% similar
social vs sucia
67% similar

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

Key facts for social
PropertyValue
Headwordsocial
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[soˈsjal]
Letters6
Frequency rank#276
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “social”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.socialcae 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 “ejemplo” (#277), “dinero” (#274), “Estados” (#278). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “social” va en #276. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around social (IPA [soˈsjal]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #276 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for social, with forms such as "oscial", "scoial", and "socail". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "socio", "solía", "sucia", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is social, spelled S-O-C-I-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relativo a la sociedad y a las personas que la conforman.
  2. 2
    Relativo a los socios de un colectivo.
  3. 3
    Perteneciente o relativo a una sociedad o colectivo.
  4. 4
    Relativo a las condiciones de trabajo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. El descenso de la natalidad es un fenómeno social.
  2. Tener buenas relaciones sociales.

Synonyms

societal

This word in other languages

social(English)social(Français)sozial(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oscial
  • scoial
  • socail
  • soccial
  • sociall
  • socila
  • soical
  • sosial
  • ssocial

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

oscial2scoial2socail2soccial1sociall1socila2soical2sosial1
Edit distance from "social"

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 "social"?
"social" is spelled S-O-C-I-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [soˈsjal].
What does "social" mean?
As an adjective, "social" means: Relativo a la sociedad y a las personas que la conforman.
What words are commonly confused with "social"?
"social" is commonly confused with "socio", "solía", "sucia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "social"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "social" is [soˈsjal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "social" come from?
"social" 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 "social", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dinero#274tienes#272semana#271número#282

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

algunas9 variantssiendo9 variantsbuenos9 variantscambio9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list