viejito

/[bjeˈxit̪o]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#22,229

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

viejito is anSpanishadj. It means: Diminutivo de viejo. Pronounced [bjeˈxit̪o]. Often confused with viejo and viento.

Key facts for viejito
PropertyValue
Headwordviejito
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[bjeˈxit̪o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#22,229
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for viejito is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bjeˈxit̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,229 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Diminutivo de viejo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for viejito, with forms such as "biejito", "ivejito", and "veijito". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "viejo", "viento", "visito", 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 viejito, spelled V-I-E-J-I-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Diminutivo de viejo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: biejito,ivejito,veijito,vieijto,viejiot,viejitto,viejjito,viejtio,vijeito,vviejito

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for viejito

Misspelling Variants of "viejito"

biejito7ivejito7veijito7vieijto7viejiot7viejitto8viejjito8viejtio7
Misspelling Variants of "viejito"

Frequency rank: #22,229 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "viejito"?
"viejito" is spelled V-I-E-J-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [bjeˈxit̪o].
What does "viejito" mean?
As an adj, "viejito" means: Diminutivo de viejo.
What words are commonly confused with "viejito"?
"viejito" is commonly confused with "viejo", "viento", "visito". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "viejito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "viejito" is [bjeˈxit̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "viejito" come from?
"viejito" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.