suelo

[ˈswelo]

/[ˈswelo]/ noun

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The verdict

“suelo” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,046. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,046
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Piso, superficie sobre la que se camina.

Corpus desk

Index ES-suelo · suelo · Spanish

suelo · rank #1,046 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,046
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH régimen

Nearest frequency peer: régimen (-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 “suelo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “suelo” 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).

suelo vs sul
60% similar
suelo vs suyo
60% similar
suelo vs supo
60% similar

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

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “suelo”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.suelocae 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 “régimen” (#1,045), “tuve” (#1,047), “profesional” (#1,044). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “suelo” va en #1,046. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around suelo (IPA [ˈswelo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,046 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 15 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for suelo, with forms such as "seulo", "ssuelo", and "suello". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sul", "suyo", "supo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is suelo, spelled S-U-E-L-O.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how suelo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Voy a poner un suelo de moqueta.
  2. Esta planta necesita suelos ácidos.

Synonyms

pisopavimentotierraterrenohumussubstratoterrenoterritorioano

This word in other languages

floor(English)Boden(Deutsch)chão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • seulo
  • ssuelo
  • suello
  • sueol
  • suleo
  • uselo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

seulo2ssuelo1suello1sueol2suleo2uselo2
Edit distance from "suelo"

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 "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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pablo#1,041casas#1,052ganas#1,035curso#1,031

Similar misspelling depth

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

Cuba6 variantsYork6 variantsquedó6 variantsvino6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list