submarino

[suβ̞maˈɾino]

/[suβ̞maˈɾino]/ adj

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The verdict

“submarino” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #10,075. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,075
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que está u ocurre bajo la superficie del mar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-submarino · submarino · Spanish

submarino · rank #10,075 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,075
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sobrevivientes

Nearest frequency peer: sobrevivientes (-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 “submarino”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “submarino” 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).

submarino vs sumario
78% similar
submarino vs submarinos
90% similar
submarino vs submarina
89% similar

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

Key facts for submarino
PropertyValue
Headwordsubmarino
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[suβ̞maˈɾino]
Letters9
Frequency rank#10,075
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “submarino”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).submarinocae 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 “sobrevivientes” (#10,074), “subvenciones” (#10,076), “sillón” (#10,073). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “submarino” va en #10,075. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around submarino (IPA [suβ̞maˈɾino]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,075 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for submarino, with forms such as "sbumarino", "ssubmarino", and "subamrino". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "sumario", "submarinos", "submarina", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 submarino, spelled S-U-B-M-A-R-I-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que está u ocurre bajo la superficie del mar.
  2. 2
    Que tiene relación o pertenece a lo que hay debajo de la superficie del mar.

This word in other languages

submarine(English)sous-marin(Français)Unterseeboot(Deutsch)submarino(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sbumarino
  • ssubmarino
  • subamrino
  • subbmarino
  • submairno
  • submarinno
  • submarion
  • submarnio
  • submarrino
  • submmarino
  • submraino
  • sumbarino
  • suvmarino
  • usbmarino

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

sbumarino2ssubmarino1subamrino2subbmarino1submairno2submarinno1submarion2submarnio2
Edit distance from "submarino"

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 "submarino"?
"submarino" is spelled S-U-B-M-A-R-I-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [suβ̞maˈɾino].
What does "submarino" mean?
As an adjective, "submarino" means: Que está u ocurre bajo la superficie del mar.
What words are commonly confused with "submarino"?
"submarino" is commonly confused with "sumario", "submarinos", "submarina". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "submarino"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "submarino" is [suβ̞maˈɾino]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "submarino" come from?
"submarino" 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 "submarino", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

supresión#10,078tentación#10,081relativos#10,061viceversa#10,089

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

repertorio14 variantscantantes14 variantsdedicarse14 variantsliterarios14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list