sutileza

/[sut̪iˈlesa]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#30,270

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

sutileza is aSpanishnoun. It means: Propiedad o cualidad de lo que es sutil. Pronounced [sut̪iˈlesa]. Often confused with sutilezas and sutiles.

Key facts for sutileza
PropertyValue
Headwordsutileza
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sut̪iˈlesa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#30,270
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for sutileza is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [sut̪iˈlesa]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,270 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for sutileza, with forms such as "ssutileza", "stuileza", and "suitleza". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "sutilezas", "sutiles", 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 sutileza, spelled S-U-T-I-L-E-Z-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Propiedad o cualidad de lo que es sutil.
  2. 2
    Habilidad o agudeza para realizar algo.
  3. 3
    Frase o dicho ingenioso pero inexacto y superficial.
  4. 4
    Tenuidad
  5. 5
    Argucia, sofisma.
  6. 6
    Uno de los cuatro dotes del cuerpo glorioso, que consiste en poder penetrar por cualquier cuerpo.
  7. 7
    Agudeza de ingenio.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ssutileza,stuileza,suitleza,sutielza,sutileaz,sutilezza,sutilleza,sutilzea,sutlieza,suttileza,ustileza

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sutileza

Misspelling Variants of "sutileza"

ssutileza9stuileza8suitleza8sutielza8sutileaz8sutilezza9sutilleza9sutilzea8
Misspelling Variants of "sutileza"

Frequency rank: #30,270 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sutileza"?
"sutileza" is spelled S-U-T-I-L-E-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is [sut̪iˈlesa].
What does "sutileza" mean?
As a noun, "sutileza" means: Propiedad o cualidad de lo que es sutil.
What words are commonly confused with "sutileza"?
"sutileza" is commonly confused with "sutilezas", "sutiles". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sutileza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sutileza" is [sut̪iˈlesa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sutileza" come from?
"sutileza" 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.