útero

[ˈut̪eɾo]

/[ˈut̪eɾo]/ noun

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The verdict

“útero” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,743. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,743
frequency rank, Spanish
16
“Ú” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Órgano de la gestación de los animales vivíparos que acoge al feto. En la mujer es un órgano muscular, hueco, en forma de pera, extraperitoneal, situado en la pelvis mayor.

Corpus desk

Index ES-utero · útero · Spanish

útero · rank #14,743 · 6 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,743
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 16
  • PHOTO-FINISH étnico

Nearest frequency peer: étnico (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “útero”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

útero vs user
40% similar
útero vs users
40% similar

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

Key facts for útero
PropertyValue
Headwordútero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈut̪eɾo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,743
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “útero”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.úterocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “étnico” (#14,742), “acercaba” (#14,744), “yes” (#14,741). Entre 16 lemas con “Ú”, “útero” va en #14,743. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around útero (IPA [ˈut̪eɾo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,743 among 16 “Ú” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Órgano de la gestación de los animales vivíparos que acoge al feto. En la mujer es un órgano muscular, hueco, en forma de pera, extraperitoneal, situado en la pelvis mayor.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for útero, with forms such as "túero", "úetro", and "úteor". 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, "user", "users", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 útero, spelled Ú-T-E-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Órgano de la gestación de los animales vivíparos que acoge al feto. En la mujer es un órgano muscular, hueco, en forma de pera, extraperitoneal, situado en la pelvis mayor.

Synonyms

matriz

This word in other languages

uterus(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • túero
  • úetro
  • úteor
  • úterro
  • útreo
  • úttero

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

túero2úetro2úteor2úterro1útreo2úttero1
Edit distance from "útero"

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 "útero"?
"útero" is spelled Ú-T-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈut̪eɾo].
What does "útero" mean?
As a noun, "útero" means: Órgano de la gestación de los animales vivíparos que acoge al feto. En la mujer es un órgano muscular, hueco, en forma de pera, extraperitoneal, situado en la pelvis mayor.
What words are commonly confused with "útero"?
"útero" is commonly confused with "user", "users". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "útero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "útero" is [ˈut̪eɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "útero" come from?
"útero" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

after#14,752today#14,728tinto#14,726telón#14,723

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

work6 variantsdebí6 variantsmoría6 variantsJesse6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list