adecuado
[að̞eˈkwað̞o]
The verdict
“adecuado” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,297 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #3,297
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lo que es a propósito y acomodado para alguna cosa.
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 | adecuado |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [að̞eˈkwað̞o] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #3,297 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “adecuado” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for adecuado is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [að̞eˈkwað̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,297 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for adecuado, with forms such as "adceuado", "addecuado", and "adecaudo". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "adecuar", "afectado", "adecuados", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is adecuado, spelled A-D-E-C-U-A-D-O.
Definition
- 1Lo que es a propósito y acomodado para alguna cosa.
- 2Dícese en general de nuestros conocimientos, y sobre todo de nuestras ideas. Una idea es adecuada cuando es conforme a la naturaleza del objeto que representa, cuando abraza todos los caracteres esenciales y conviene a todo el definido y a nada más que al definido.
- 3Correcto, acertado, justo.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: adceuado,addecuado,adecaudo,adeccuado,adecuaddo,adecuaod,adecudao,adeucado,aedcuado,daecuado
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of adecuado - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “adecuado”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-D-E-C-U-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [að̞eˈkwað̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “adecuar” - see the side-by-side comparison. adecuado vs adecuar
- 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.