viril

[biˈɾil]

/[biˈɾil]/ adj

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The verdict

“viril” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #41,134. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,134
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Propio de o relativo a los varones

Corpus desk

Index ES-viril · viril · Spanish

viril · rank #41,134 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,134
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH viraje

Nearest frequency peer: viraje (-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 “viril”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “viril” 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).

viril vs viví
40% similar
viril vs vivir
60% similar
viril vs virus
60% similar

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

Key facts for viril
PropertyValue
Headwordviril
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[biˈɾil]
Letters5
Frequency rank#41,134
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “viril”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).virilcae aquí:

#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 “viraje” (#41,133), “viso” (#41,135), “vilo” (#41,132). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “viril” va en #41,134. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around viril (IPA [biˈɾil]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #41,134 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for viril, with forms such as "biril", "ivril", and "viirl". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "viví", "vivir", "virus", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is viril, spelled V-I-R-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Propio de o relativo a los varones
  2. 2
    Que muestra las características convencionalmente atribuídas a los varones, como la fuerza o el valor

Synonyms

masculinohombrunomachomasculinovaronil

This word in other languages

virile(English)viril(Français)männlich(Deutsch)viril(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • biril
  • ivril
  • viirl
  • virill
  • virli
  • virril
  • vriil
  • vviril

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of viril - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

biril1ivril2viirl2virill1virli2virril1vriil2vviril1
Edit distance from "viril"

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 "viril"?
"viril" is spelled V-I-R-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [biˈɾil].
What does "viril" mean?
As an adjective, "viril" means: Propio de o relativo a los varones
What words are commonly confused with "viril"?
"viril" is commonly confused with "viví", "vivir", "virus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "viril"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "viril" is [biˈɾil]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "viril" come from?
"viril" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

write#41,142ubico#41,111Tirso#41,102testa#41,098

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

alejen8 variantssonría8 variantsanulan8 variantsclics8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list