velo

/[ˈbelo]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,383

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

velo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Tela, generalmente delgada, para cubrir algo que no se desea que quede a la vista. Pronounced [ˈbelo]. It ranks #9,383 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with vez and ver.

Key facts for velo
PropertyValue
Headwordvelo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbelo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#9,383
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for velo is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbelo]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,383 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for velo, with forms such as "evlo", "veol", and "vleo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "vez", "ver", "veo", 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 velo, spelled V-E-L-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tela, generalmente delgada, para cubrir algo que no se desea que quede a la vista.
  2. 2
    Prenda del traje femenino de calle, hecha de tul, gasa u otra tela delgada de seda o algodón, y con la cual suelen cubrirse las mujeres la cabeza, el cuello, a veces el rostro y otras veces el cuerpo completo.
  3. 3
    Trozo de tul, gasa, etc., con que se guarnecen y adornan algunas mantillas por la parte superior.
  4. 4
    El de uno u otro color que, sujeto por delante al sombrero, cubriendo el rostro, suelen llevar las señoras.
  5. 5
    Manto bendito con que cubren la cabeza y la parte superior del cuerpo las religiosas, por lo común blanco para las legas y novicias y negro para las demás.
  6. 6
    Velo humeral.
  7. 7
    Banda de tela blanca, que en la misa de velaciones se pone al marido por los hombros y a la mujer sobre la cabeza, en señal de la unión que han contraído.
  8. 8
    Cualquier cosa delgada, ligera o flotante, que encubre más o menos la vísta de otra.
  9. 9
    Pretexto, disimulación o excusa con que se intenta ocultar, atenuar u oscurecer la verdad.
  10. 10
    Confusión u oscuridad del entendimiento en lo que discurre, que le estorba percibirlo enteramente u ocasiona duda.
  11. 11
    Cualquier cosa que encubre o disimula el conocimiento expreso de otra.
  12. 12
    Fiesta que se hace para dar la profesión a una monja.
  13. 13
    Mediomundo (red para pescar).

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evlo,veol,vleo,vvelo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for velo

Misspelling Variants of "velo"

evlo4veol4vleo4vvelo5
Misspelling Variants of "velo"

Frequency rank: #9,383 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "velo"?
"velo" is spelled V-E-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbelo].
What does "velo" mean?
As a noun, "velo" means: Tela, generalmente delgada, para cubrir algo que no se desea que quede a la vista.
What words are commonly confused with "velo"?
"velo" is commonly confused with "vez", "ver", "veo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "velo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "velo" is [ˈbelo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "velo" come from?
"velo" 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.