suspiro

[susˈpiɾo]

/[susˈpiɾo]/ noun

The verdict

“suspiro” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,486. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,486
frequency rank, Spanish
34,953
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción de aspirar (inhalar} con profundidad y luego espirar, frecuentemente como expresión de pena, ansia o deseo.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

suspiro vs susurro
71% similar
suspiro vs suspiros
88% similar
suspiro vs suspira
86% similar

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

Key facts for suspiro
PropertyValue
Headwordsuspiro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[susˈpiɾo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,486
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “suspiro” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). suspiro lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around suspiro (IPA [susˈpiɾo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,486 among 34,953 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for suspiro, with forms such as "ssupiro", "ssuspiro", and "supsiro". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "susurro", "suspiros", "suspira", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is suspiro, spelled S-U-S-P-I-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción de aspirar (inhalar} con profundidad y luego espirar, frecuentemente como expresión de pena, ansia o deseo.
  2. 2
    (Nolana spp.) Cada una de las plantas del género Nolana, de la familia de las solanáceas, nativo de la costa suroeste de Sudamérica. Son hierbas de hábito rastrero que suelen crecer en dunas y otros sitios arenosos.
  3. 3
    Golosina hecha de harina de trigo, huevo batido y azúcar.
  4. 4
    Lapso de tiempo muy breve.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ssupiro,ssuspiro,supsiro,susipro,suspior,suspirro,susppiro,susprio,susspiro,usspiro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ssupiro2ssuspiro1supsiro2susipro2suspior2suspirro1susppiro1susprio2
Edit distance from "suspiro"

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 "suspiro"?
"suspiro" is spelled S-U-S-P-I-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [susˈpiɾo].
What does "suspiro" mean?
As a noun, "suspiro" means: Acción de aspirar (inhalar} con profundidad y luego espirar, frecuentemente como expresión de pena, ansia o deseo.
What words are commonly confused with "suspiro"?
"suspiro" is commonly confused with "susurro", "suspiros", "suspira". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "suspiro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suspiro" is [susˈpiɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "suspiro" come from?
"suspiro" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “suspiro”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is S-U-S-P-I-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [susˈpiɾo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “susurro” - see the side-by-side comparison. suspiro vs susurro
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list