suerte

[ˈsweɾt̪e]

/[ˈsweɾt̪e]/ noun

The verdict

“suerte” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #475. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#475
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Causa supuesta de una consecución de sucesos no previsibles.

Corpus desk

Index ES-suerte · suerte · Spanish

suerte · rank #475 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #475
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sabes

Nearest frequency peer: sabes (-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 “suerte”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “suerte” 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).

suerte vs sure
67% similar
suerte vs sufre
67% similar
suerte vs surge
67% similar

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

Key facts for suerte
PropertyValue
Headwordsuerte
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsweɾt̪e]
Letters6
Frequency rank#475
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “suerte”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).suertecae 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 “sabes” (#474), “relación” (#473), “bastante” (#477). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “suerte” va en #475. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around suerte (IPA [ˈsweɾt̪e]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #475 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for suerte, with forms such as "seurte", "ssuerte", and "sueret". 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, "sure", "sufre", "surge", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is suerte, spelled S-U-E-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Causa supuesta de una consecución de sucesos no previsibles.
  2. 2
    Circunstancia de ser, por mera casualidad, favorable o adverso a personas o cosas lo que ocurre o sucede.
  3. 3
    Sistema de elección basado en la imprevisibilidad del resultado a priori.
  4. 4
    Sucesión de casualidades que dan lugar a una situación propicia.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Nadie lo ha dicho hasta ahora tan claro, pero el pesimismo sobre la suerte de nuestro país es compartido por prácticamente toda la prensa europea.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • seurte
  • ssuerte
  • sueret
  • suerrte
  • suertte
  • suetre
  • surete
  • userte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

seurte2ssuerte1sueret2suerrte1suertte1suetre2surete2userte2
Edit distance from "suerte"

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 "suerte"?
"suerte" is spelled S-U-E-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsweɾt̪e].
What does "suerte" mean?
As a noun, "suerte" means: Causa supuesta de una consecución de sucesos no previsibles.
What words are commonly confused with "suerte"?
"suerte" is commonly confused with "sure", "sufre", "surge". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "suerte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suerte" is [ˈsweɾt̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "suerte" come from?
"suerte" 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 "suerte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list