ahondado

[aõn̪ˈd̪að̞o]

/[aõn̪ˈd̪að̞o]/ verb

The verdict

“ahondado” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Participio de ahondar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ahondado · ahondado · Spanish

ahondado · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for ahondado
PropertyValue
Headwordahondado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aõn̪ˈd̪að̞o]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ahondado” en español

ahondadoqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ahondado is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [aõn̪ˈd̪að̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Participio de ahondar.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ahondado, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is ahondado, spelled A-H-O-N-D-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participio de ahondar.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ahondado"?
"ahondado" is spelled A-H-O-N-D-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aõn̪ˈd̪að̞o].
What does "ahondado" mean?
As a verb, "ahondado" means: Participio de ahondar.
How do you pronounce "ahondado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ahondado" is [aõn̪ˈd̪að̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ahondado" come from?
"ahondado" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list