suave
[ˈswaβ̞e]
The verdict
“suave” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,741 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #3,741
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Carente de durezas y asperezas, que es blando y liso al tacto.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | suave |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈswaβ̞e] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #3,741 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “suave” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for suave is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈswaβ̞e]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,741 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for suave, with forms such as "sauve", "ssuave", and "suabe". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sue", "SUV", "sube", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is suave, spelled S-U-A-V-E.
Definition
- 1Carente de durezas y asperezas, que es blando y liso al tacto.
- 2Carente de brusquedad, intensidad y asperezas, al oído o a los sentidos en general.
- 3Dulce y agradable al paladar.
- 4Que no presenta saltos y cambios bruscos en su trato o comportamiento.
- 5Que se mueve con lentitud y gracia, sin brusquedad.
- 6Dicho de una persona o animal: que tiene buen carácter.
- 7Que gusta y está muy bueno.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: sauve,ssuave,suabe,suaev,suavve,suvae,usave
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of suave - 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 “suave”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-U-A-V-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈswaβ̞e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “sue” - see the side-by-side comparison. suave vs sue
- 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.