suplicar

[supliˈkaɾ]

/[supliˈkaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“suplicar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #40,561. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,561
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pedir algo dando muestras de humildad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-suplicar · suplicar · Spanish

suplicar · rank #40,561 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,561
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sugeriría

Nearest frequency peer: sugeriría (-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 “suplicar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “suplicar” 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).

suplicar vs suplir
75% similar
suplicar vs suplico
75% similar
suplicar vs suplicio
75% similar

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

Key facts for suplicar
PropertyValue
Headwordsuplicar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[supliˈkaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#40,561
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “suplicar”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).suplicarcae 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 “sugeriría” (#40,560), “sugerida” (#40,559), “suelas” (#40,558). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “suplicar” va en #40,561. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around suplicar (IPA [supliˈkaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #40,561 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for suplicar, with forms such as "spulicar", "ssuplicar", and "sulpicar". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "suplir", "suplico", "suplicio", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is suplicar, spelled S-U-P-L-I-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pedir algo dando muestras de humildad.
  2. 2
    Pedir a alguien que asista a trabajar a una minga.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Y, si es que mi buen intento merece ser agradecido con algún género de cortesía, yo os suplico, señor, por la mucha que veo que en vos se encierra, y juntamente os conjuro por la cosa que en esta vida más habéis amado o amáis, que me digáis quién sois y la causa que os ha traído a vivir y a morir entre estas soledades como bruto animal, pues moráis entre…

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • spulicar
  • ssuplicar
  • sulpicar
  • supilcar
  • suplciar
  • supliacr
  • suplicarr
  • supliccar
  • suplicra
  • supllicar
  • supplicar
  • usplicar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

spulicar2ssuplicar1sulpicar2supilcar2suplciar2supliacr2suplicarr1supliccar1
Edit distance from "suplicar"

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 "suplicar"?
"suplicar" is spelled S-U-P-L-I-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [supliˈkaɾ].
What does "suplicar" mean?
As a verb, "suplicar" means: Pedir algo dando muestras de humildad.
What words are commonly confused with "suplicar"?
"suplicar" is commonly confused with "suplir", "suplico", "suplicio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "suplicar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suplicar" is [supliˈkaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "suplicar" come from?
"suplicar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list