vitalicio
[bit̪aˈlisjo]
The verdict
“vitalicio” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #32,451 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #32,451
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que dura hasta el final de la vida.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vitalicio |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [bit̪aˈlisjo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #32,451 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vitalicio” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for vitalicio is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bit̪aˈlisjo]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,451 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Que dura hasta el final de la vida.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for vitalicio, with forms such as "bitalicio", "ivtalicio", and "viatlicio". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "vitalicia", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is vitalicio, spelled V-I-T-A-L-I-C-I-O.
Definition
- 1Que dura hasta el final de la vida.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bitalicio,ivtalicio,viatlicio,vitailcio,vitalciio,vitaliccio,vitalicoi,vitaliico,vitalisio,vitallicio,vitlaicio,vittalicio,vtialicio,vvitalicio
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vitalicio - 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.
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.
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Using “vitalicio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is V-I-T-A-L-I-C-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bit̪aˈlisjo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “vitalicia” - see the side-by-side comparison. vitalicio vs vitalicia
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.