sostenido

[sost̪eˈnið̞o]

/[sost̪eˈnið̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“sostenido” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #10,935. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,935
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Apoyado con el favor de otro.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sostenido · sostenido · Spanish

sostenido · rank #10,935 · 13 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,935
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH soja

Nearest frequency peer: soja (-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 “sostenido”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sostenido” 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).

sostenido vs sostenidos
90% similar
sostenido vs sosteniendo
82% similar
sostenido vs sostenía
67% similar

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

Key facts for sostenido
PropertyValue
Headwordsostenido
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[sost̪eˈnið̞o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#10,935
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sostenido”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.sostenidocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “soja” (#10,934), “Stanley” (#10,936), “situados” (#10,933). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sostenido” va en #10,935. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around sostenido (IPA [sost̪eˈnið̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,935 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for sostenido, with forms such as "osstenido", "sosetnido", and "sosstenido". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "sostenidos", "sosteniendo", "sostenía", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is sostenido, spelled S-O-S-T-E-N-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apoyado con el favor de otro.
  2. 2
    Epíteto heráldico de la pieza que tiene otra debajo.
  3. 3
    Dícese de una nota que ha subido medio tono su sonido natural.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osstenido
  • sosetnido
  • sosstenido
  • sosteindo
  • sostendio
  • sosteniddo
  • sosteniod
  • sostennido
  • sostneido
  • sosttenido
  • sotsenido
  • ssostenido
  • ssotenido

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

osstenido2sosetnido2sosstenido1sosteindo2sostendio2sosteniddo1sosteniod2sostennido1
Edit distance from "sostenido"

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 "sostenido"?
"sostenido" is spelled S-O-S-T-E-N-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [sost̪eˈnið̞o].
What does "sostenido" mean?
As an adjective, "sostenido" means: Apoyado con el favor de otro.
What words are commonly confused with "sostenido"?
"sostenido" is commonly confused with "sostenidos", "sosteniendo", "sostenía". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sostenido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sostenido" is [sost̪eˈnið̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sostenido" come from?
"sostenido" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

sirviendo#10,932recordaba#10,917visitando#10,954presenten#10,911

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

segundas13 variantsVincent13 variantsprovocan13 variantsprocesar13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list