sutil

/[suˈt̪il]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,549

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

sutil is anSpanishadj. It means: Muy fino o delgado. Pronounced [suˈt̪il]. It ranks #9,549 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with sutiles and sul.

Key facts for sutil
PropertyValue
Headwordsutil
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[suˈt̪il]
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,549
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of sutil in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for sutil is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [suˈt̪il]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,549 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for sutil, with forms such as "ssutil", "stuil", and "suitl". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "sutiles", "sul", "Subi", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is sutil, spelled S-U-T-I-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Muy fino o delgado.
  2. 2
    Poco perceptible.
  3. 3
    Ocurrente e ingenioso: humor sutil.
  4. 4
    Ligero.
  5. 5
    Se aplica a las fuerzas navales que constan de buques pequeños.
  6. 6
    Gentil

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ssutil,stuil,suitl,sutill,sutli,suttil,ustil

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sutil

Misspelling Variants of "sutil"

ssutil6stuil5suitl5sutill6sutli5suttil6ustil5
Misspelling Variants of "sutil"

Frequency rank: #9,549 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sutil"?
"sutil" is spelled S-U-T-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [suˈt̪il].
What does "sutil" mean?
As an adj, "sutil" means: Muy fino o delgado.
What words are commonly confused with "sutil"?
"sutil" is commonly confused with "sutiles", "sul", "Subi". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sutil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sutil" is [suˈt̪il]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sutil" come from?
"sutil" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.