Iglesias
The verdict
“Iglesias” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #47,387. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #47,387
- frequency rank, French
- 142,603
- “I” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom de famille.
Corpus desk
Index FR-iglesias · Iglesias · French
Iglesias · rank #47,387 · 11 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #47,387
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 142,603
- PHOTO-FINISH ifs
Nearest frequency peer: ifs (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Iglesias”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- hurt
hurt
52,618 corpus weight
- IFRS
IFRS
52,616 corpus weight
- ifs
ifs
52,615 corpus weight
- Iglesias
Iglesias
52,614 corpus weight
- illuminent
illuminent
52,613 corpus weight
- imperceptib…
imperceptible
52,611 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Iglesias” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Iglesias |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #47,387 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Iglesias” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Iglesias, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #47,387 among 142,603 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nom de famille.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Iglesias, with forms such as "gilesias", "igelsias", and "igglesias". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Iglesias, spelled I-G-L-E-S-I-A-S.
Definition
- 1Nom de famille.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- gilesias
- igelsias
- igglesias
- igleisas
- iglesais
- iglesiass
- iglesisa
- iglessias
- igllesias
- iglseias
- ilgesias
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Iglesias - 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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "Iglesias"?
What does "Iglesias" mean?
What are common misspellings of "Iglesias"?
What language does "Iglesias" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Iglesias", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
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.