sutileza

Name: sutileza, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[sut̪iˈlesa]

/[sut̪iˈlesa]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“sutileza” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #30,270. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,270
frequency rank, Spanish: 4,169
“S” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Propiedad o cualidad de lo que es sutil.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sutileza · sutileza · Spanish

sutileza · rank #30,270 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

FREQ-MID #30,270
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
VAR-MID 11 variants
BOOK-MID 4,169
PHOTO-FINISH sustituida

Nearest frequency peer: sustituida (-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.

suertes

69,734
sunshine

69,733
sustituida

69,732
sutileza

69,731
tampa

69,730
tardanza

69,729

What this shows “sutileza” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

sutileza vs sutilezas

89% similar

sutileza vs sutiles

75% similar

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

Key facts for sutileza
Property	Value
Headword	sutileza
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[sut̪iˈlesa]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#30,270
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sutileza”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).sutilezacae aquí:

#30,270

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “sustituida” (#30,269), “tampa” (#30,271), “sunshine” (#30,268). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sutileza” va en #30,270. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around sutileza (IPA [sut̪iˈlesa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,270 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for sutileza, with forms such as "ssutileza", "stuileza", and "suitleza". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "sutilezas", "sutiles", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is sutileza, spelled S-U-T-I-L-E-Z-A.

Definition

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

This word in other languages

subtlety(English)subtilité(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ssutileza
stuileza
suitleza
sutielza
sutileaz
sutilezza
sutilleza
sutilzea
sutlieza
suttileza
ustileza

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "sutileza"

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 "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?

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

sunshine#30,268 tardanza#30,272 tardaría#30,273 temeroso#30,276

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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