adepto

[aˈð̞ept̪o]

/[aˈð̞ept̪o]/ adj

The verdict

“adepto” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,082 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,082
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - adepto ¦ plural: adeptos ¦ femenino: adepta ¦ femenino plural: adeptas 1; Partidario de alguna persona o idea. :*Uso: se emplea también como sustantivo 2; Iniciado en los arcanos de la alquimia. :*...

Corpus desk

Index ES-adepto · adepto · Spanish

adepto · rank #69,082 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,082
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH adentrándose

Nearest frequency peer: adentrándose (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “adepto”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “adepto” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for adepto
PropertyValue
Headwordadepto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[aˈð̞ept̪o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#69,082
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “adepto” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.adeptocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “adentrándose” (#69,081), “adsorción” (#69,083), “acordo” (#69,080). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “adepto” va en #69,082. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

adepto is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,082 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [aˈð̞ept̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "adepto ¦ plural: adeptos ¦ femenino: adepta ¦ femenino plural: adeptas 1; Partidario de alguna persona o idea. :*Uso: se emplea también como sustantivo 2; Iniciado en los arcanos de la alquimia. :*...".

No generated misspelling entries exist for adepto in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is adepto, spelled A-D-E-P-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    adepto ¦ plural: adeptos ¦ femenino: adepta ¦ femenino plural: adeptas 1; Partidario de alguna persona o idea. :*Uso: se emplea también como sustantivo 2; Iniciado en los arcanos de la alquimia. :*Uso: se emplea también como sustantivo 3; Por extensión, afiliado en alguna secta o asociación, especialmente si es clandestina. :*Uso: se emplea también como sustantivo

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 "adepto"?
"adepto" is spelled A-D-E-P-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈð̞ept̪o].
What does "adepto" mean?
As an adjective, "adepto" means: adepto ¦ plural: adeptos ¦ femenino: adepta ¦ femenino plural: adeptas 1; Partidario de alguna persona o idea. :*Uso: se emplea también como sustantivo 2; Iniciado en los arcanos de la alquimia. :*...
How do you pronounce "adepto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adepto" is [aˈð̞ept̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adepto" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "adepto", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list