virus

[ˈbiɾus]

/[ˈbiɾus]/ noun

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The verdict

“virus” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,961. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,961
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Agente infeccioso compuesto de ácido nucleico rodeado por proteínas, y que sólo se reproduce dentro de sus célula hospedadoras, usando los orgánulos de éstas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-virus · virus · Spanish

virus · rank #2,961 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,961
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH vengo

Nearest frequency peer: vengo (-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 “virus”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “virus” 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).

virus vs vis
60% similar
virus vs vous
60% similar
virus vs vivos
60% similar

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

Key facts for virus
PropertyValue
Headwordvirus
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbiɾus]
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,961
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “virus”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).viruscae 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 “vengo” (#2,960), “vías” (#2,962), “vehículo” (#2,959). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “virus” va en #2,961. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around virus (IPA [ˈbiɾus]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,961 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 virus, with forms such as "birus", "ivrus", and "virrus". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "vis", "vous", "vivos", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is virus, spelled V-I-R-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Agente infeccioso compuesto de ácido nucleico rodeado por proteínas, y que sólo se reproduce dentro de sus célula hospedadoras, usando los orgánulos de éstas.
  2. 2
    Programa informático que modifica otros programas incluyendo en ellos copias de sí mismo causando daños a nivel de software.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how virus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Hay una vacuna contra el virus de la gripe.
  2. El virus «barrotes» atacó miles de ordenadores el año pasado.

This word in other languages

virus(English)virus(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • birus
  • ivrus
  • virrus
  • virsu
  • viruss
  • viurs
  • vrius
  • vvirus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

birus1ivrus2virrus1virsu2viruss1viurs2vrius2vvirus1
Edit distance from "virus"

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 "virus"?
"virus" is spelled V-I-R-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbiɾus].
What does "virus" mean?
As a noun, "virus" means: Agente infeccioso compuesto de ácido nucleico rodeado por proteínas, y que sólo se reproduce dentro de sus célula hospedadoras, usando los orgánulos de éstas.
What words are commonly confused with "virus"?
"virus" is commonly confused with "vis", "vous", "vivos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "virus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "virus" is [ˈbiɾus]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "virus" come from?
"virus" 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 "virus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

vengo#2,960sabor#2,953queso#2,948digan#2,978

Similar misspelling depth

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

entera8 variantspeores8 variantspolvo8 variantsvéase8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list