suelo

/[ˈswelo]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,046

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

suelo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Piso, superficie sobre la que se camina. Pronounced [ˈswelo]. It ranks #1,046 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with sul and suyo.

Key facts for suelo
PropertyValue
Headwordsuelo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈswelo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,046
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of suelo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for suelo is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈswelo]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,046 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 15 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for suelo, with forms such as "seulo", "ssuelo", and "suello". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sul", "suyo", "supo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is suelo, spelled S-U-E-L-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Piso, superficie sobre la que se camina.
  2. 2
    Tierra, substancia sobre la que arraigan las plantas, y los componentes de esta substancia.
  3. 3
    Solar, terreno sobre el que se puede edificar.
  4. 4
    Base o superficie inferior de ciertos objetos como botellas, vasijas, etc.
  5. 5
    Superficie de la Tierra.
  6. 6
    Asiento o poso que deja en el hondo la materia líquida.
  7. 7
    Distrito o espacio de tierra que comprende una provincia, nación o jurisdicción.
  8. 8
    Casco de las caballerías.
  9. 9
    Término, fin.
  10. 10
    Configuración de la superficie terreste y de las materias que la componen, en particular con relación a su capacidad para sostener diversos tipos de vida vegetal.
  11. 11
    Tipo de gimnasia artística, sin aparatos, que se ejecuta sobre una superficie de tamaño y configuración determinados por ciertas reglas.
  12. 12
    Terreno que se dedica al cultivo de productos herbáceos. Se opone al arbolado o altura del terreno.
  13. 13
    Orificio inferior del intestino humano y animal, por donde salen los excrementos.
  14. 14
    Grano que, recogida la parva, queda en la era y se junta con una escoba para poderlo aprovechar.
  15. 15
    Paja o grano que queda de un año a otro en los pajares o en los graneros.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: seulo,ssuelo,suello,sueol,suleo,uselo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for suelo

Misspelling Variants of "suelo"

seulo5ssuelo6suello6sueol5suleo5uselo5
Misspelling Variants of "suelo"

Frequency rank: #1,046 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "suelo"?
"suelo" is spelled S-U-E-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈswelo].
What does "suelo" mean?
As a noun, "suelo" means: Piso, superficie sobre la que se camina.
What words are commonly confused with "suelo"?
"suelo" is commonly confused with "sul", "suyo", "supo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "suelo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suelo" is [ˈswelo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "suelo" come from?
"suelo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.