superficie
[supeɾˈfisje]
The verdict
“superficie” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,921. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,921
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,953
- “S” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Medida de espacio bidimiensional. Su unidad en el Sistema Internacional es el metro cuadrado y su simbolo es m².
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | superficie |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [supeɾˈfisje] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #1,921 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “superficie” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around superficie (IPA [supeɾˈfisje]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,921 among 34,953 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for superficie, with forms such as "spuerficie", "ssuperficie", and "sueprficie". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "superficies", "superficial", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 superficie, spelled S-U-P-E-R-F-I-C-I-E.
Definition
- 1Medida de espacio bidimiensional. Su unidad en el Sistema Internacional es el metro cuadrado y su simbolo es m².
- 2Porción de terreno.
- 3Extensión en que solo se consideran la latitud y longitud, sin profundidad.
- 4La faz o cara de alguna cosa.
- 5Límite o término de un cuerpo, que lo separa y distingue de lo que no es él.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- spuerficie
- ssuperficie
- sueprficie
- supefricie
- superfciie
- superfficie
- superficcie
- superficei
- superfiice
- superfisie
- superifcie
- superrficie
- supperficie
- supreficie
- usperficie
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of superficie - 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.
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.
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Using “superficie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-U-P-E-R-F-I-C-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [supeɾˈfisje] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “superficies” - see the side-by-side comparison. superficie vs superficies
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.