spam

[ˈspæm]

/[ˈspæm]/ noun

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The verdict

“spam” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,320. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,320
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mensaje electrónico no solicitado, no autorizado, no deseado, enviado en masa vía redes de comunicación de datos como el correo electrónico (llamándose en este caso correo basura), los grupos de no...

Corpus desk

Index ES-spam · spam · Spanish

spam · rank #8,320 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,320
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stephen

Nearest frequency peer: Stephen (+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 “spam”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “spam” 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).

spam vs sta
50% similar
spam vs sum
50% similar
spam vs sua
50% similar

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

Key facts for spam
PropertyValue
Headwordspam
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈspæm]
Letters4
Frequency rank#8,320
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “spam”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).spamcae 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 “Stephen” (#8,321), “soltero” (#8,318), “sudeste” (#8,322). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “spam” va en #8,320. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around spam (IPA [ˈspæm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,320 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Mensaje electrónico no solicitado, no autorizado, no deseado, enviado en masa vía redes de comunicación de datos como el correo electrónico (llamándose en este caso correo basura), los grupos de no...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for spam, with forms such as "psam", "sapm", and "spamm". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sta", "sum", "sua", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is spam, spelled S-P-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mensaje electrónico no solicitado, no autorizado, no deseado, enviado en masa vía redes de comunicación de datos como el correo electrónico (llamándose en este caso correo basura), los grupos de noticias, etc.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psam
  • sapm
  • spamm
  • spma
  • sppam
  • sspam

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

psam2sapm2spamm1spma2sppam1sspam1
Edit distance from "spam"

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 "spam"?
"spam" is spelled S-P-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈspæm].
What does "spam" mean?
As a noun, "spam" means: Mensaje electrónico no solicitado, no autorizado, no deseado, enviado en masa vía redes de comunicación de datos como el correo electrónico (llamándose en este caso correo basura), los grupos de no...
What words are commonly confused with "spam"?
"spam" is commonly confused with "sta", "sum", "sua". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "spam"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spam" is [ˈspæm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spam" come from?
"spam" 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 "spam", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

seda#8,313bush#8,350pare#8,289hall#8,265

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Rioja6 variantsIrene6 variantsusen6 variantsópera6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list