Unicode
[uniˈkoð̞e]
The verdict
“Unicode” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #47,477 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #47,477
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Estándar de codificación de caracteres diseñado para facilitar el tratamiento informático, transmisión y visualización de textos de múltiples lenguajes y disciplinas técnicas además de textos clási...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Unicode |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [uniˈkoð̞e] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #47,477 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Unicode” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for Unicode is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [uniˈkoð̞e]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,477 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Estándar de codificación de caracteres diseñado para facilitar el tratamiento informático, transmisión y visualización de textos de múltiples lenguajes y disciplinas técnicas además de textos clási...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Unicode, with forms such as "nuicode", "uincode", and "unciode". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "únicos", "único", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is Unicode, spelled U-N-I-C-O-D-E.
Definition
- 1Estándar de codificación de caracteres diseñado para facilitar el tratamiento informático, transmisión y visualización de textos de múltiples lenguajes y disciplinas técnicas además de textos clásicos de lenguas muertas.^([cita requerida])
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: nuicode,uincode,unciode,uniccode,unicdoe,unicodde,unicoed,uniocde,unnicode
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Unicode - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Unicode”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is U-N-I-C-O-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [uniˈkoð̞e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “únicos” - see the side-by-side comparison. Unicode vs únicos
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.