worm
/wɜːm/
The verdict
“worm” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,606 among 1,158 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,606
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,158
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gusano.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | worm |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /wɜːm/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #80,606 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “worm” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
worm is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,606 among 1,158 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /wɜːm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for worm, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is worm, spelled W-O-R-M.
Definition
- 1Gusano.
- 2Código de computadora que tiene la capacidad de propagarse a través de redes de computadoras, se instala ilegalmente en un sistema informático para destruir datos, o bien para saturar las comunicaciones o la capacidad de almacenamiento del sistema.
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 “worm”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is W-O-R-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.