suelto

[ˈswel̪t̪o]

/[ˈswel̪t̪o]/ adj

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The verdict

“suelto” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,205. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,205
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de un objeto, que no está fijo en su posición y puede ser movido.

Corpus desk

Index ES-suelto · suelto · Spanish

suelto · rank #9,205 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,205
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sinceridad

Nearest frequency peer: sinceridad (-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 “suelto”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “suelto” 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).

suelto vs sueño
67% similar
suelto vs susto
67% similar
suelto vs suero
67% similar

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

Key facts for suelto
PropertyValue
Headwordsuelto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈswel̪t̪o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,205
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “suelto”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).sueltocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “sinceridad” (#9,204), “surgir” (#9,206), “sencillos” (#9,203). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “suelto” va en #9,205. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around suelto (IPA [ˈswel̪t̪o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,205 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for suelto, with forms such as "seulto", "ssuelto", and "suellto". 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, "sueño", "susto", "suero", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is suelto, spelled S-U-E-L-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho de un objeto, que no está fijo en su posición y puede ser movido.
  2. 2
    Que no está ajustado.
  3. 3
    Expedito, ágil o hábil en la ejecución de una cosa.
  4. 4
    Libre, atrevido y desenvuelto.
  5. 5
    Se aplica a quien padece diarrea.
  6. 6
    Tratándose del lenguaje, estilo, etc.: fácil, corriente.
  7. 7
    Separado y que no hace juego y que no forma con otras cosas la unión debida.
  8. 8
    Se aplica al conjunto de monedas (y billetes) fraccionarias de bajo valor, o de menor valor en relación a otras de más valor.
  9. 9
    Que no es parte de un conjunto empaquetado; que no está ni envasado ni en medidas fijas.
  10. 10
    Ligero, veloz.
  11. 11
    Soltero.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ese tornillo está suelto.
  2. Mi ropa es un poco suelta.

Synonyms

flojo

This word in other languages

loose(English)libre(Français)lose(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • seulto
  • ssuelto
  • suellto
  • suelot
  • sueltto
  • suetlo
  • suleto
  • uselto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

seulto2ssuelto1suellto1suelot2sueltto1suetlo2suleto2uselto2
Edit distance from "suelto"

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 "suelto"?
"suelto" is spelled S-U-E-L-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈswel̪t̪o].
What does "suelto" mean?
As an adjective, "suelto" means: Dicho de un objeto, que no está fijo en su posición y puede ser movido.
What words are commonly confused with "suelto"?
"suelto" is commonly confused with "sueño", "susto", "suero". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "suelto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suelto" is [ˈswel̪t̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "suelto" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

surgir#9,206rompen#9,198toques#9,212usaban#9,218

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

tubos8 variantsvendo8 variantsArenas8 variantsCabra8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list