software
[ˈsoft̪weɾ]
The verdict
“software” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,960 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,960
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sistema formal de un sistema informático, que comprende el conjunto de los componentes lógicos necesarios que hace posible la realización de tareas específicas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | software |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈsoft̪weɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #1,960 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “software” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for software is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsoft̪weɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,960 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Sistema formal de un sistema informático, que comprende el conjunto de los componentes lógicos necesarios que hace posible la realización de tareas específicas.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for software, with forms such as "osftware", "sfotware", and "sofftware". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is software, spelled S-O-F-T-W-A-R-E.
Definition
- 1Sistema formal de un sistema informático, que comprende el conjunto de los componentes lógicos necesarios que hace posible la realización de tareas específicas.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: osftware,sfotware,sofftware,softawre,softtware,softwaer,softwarre,softwrae,softwware,sofwtare,sotfware,ssoftware
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of software - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “software”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-O-F-T-W-A-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈsoft̪weɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.