surco

[ˈsuɾko]

/[ˈsuɾko]/ noun

The verdict

“surco” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #24,664. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,664
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Franja de tierra hendida por el arado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-surco · surco · Spanish

surco · rank #24,664 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,664
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH supiste

Nearest frequency peer: supiste (-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 “surco”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “surco” 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).

surco vs suyo
60% similar
surco vs surf
60% similar
surco vs suso
60% similar

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

Key facts for surco
PropertyValue
Headwordsurco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsuɾko]
Letters5
Frequency rank#24,664
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “surco”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.surcocae 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 “supiste” (#24,663), “sustituyendo” (#24,665), “subirá” (#24,662). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “surco” va en #24,664. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around surco (IPA [ˈsuɾko]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,664 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for surco, with forms such as "sruco", "ssurco", and "sucro". 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, "suyo", "surf", "suso", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is surco, spelled S-U-R-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Franja de tierra hendida por el arado.
  2. 2
    Depresión lineal que deja un objeto al rascar o hendir la superficie de otro.
  3. 3
    Líneas profundas que se producen en la piel, sobre todo por efecto del envejecimiento.
  4. 4
    En los antiguos discos de vinilo, hendidura concéntrica que guía a la aguja del tocadiscos.
  5. 5
    Depresión entre dos cadenas montañosas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. En los campos cogía la azada con fuerza y la plantaba vigorosamente entre los surcos, y cada vez que la levantaba arrancaba grandes porciones de tierra.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sruco
  • ssurco
  • sucro
  • surcco
  • suroc
  • surrco
  • usrco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of surco - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

sruco2ssurco1sucro2surcco1suroc2surrco1usrco2
Edit distance from "surco"

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 "surco"?
"surco" is spelled S-U-R-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsuɾko].
What does "surco" mean?
As a noun, "surco" means: Franja de tierra hendida por el arado.
What words are commonly confused with "surco"?
"surco" is commonly confused with "suyo", "surf", "suso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "surco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "surco" is [ˈsuɾko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "surco" come from?
"surco" 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 "surco", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list