alóctono
[aˈlokt̪ono]
The verdict
“alóctono” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Originario de un sitio distinto de su ubicación o morada actual
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alóctono |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [aˈlokt̪ono] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alóctono” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for alóctono is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈlokt̪ono]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
alóctono doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is alóctono, spelled A-L-Ó-C-T-O-N-O.
Definition
- 1Originario de un sitio distinto de su ubicación o morada actual
- 2En particular, dicho de una especie, originaria de un ecosistema distinto a aquel en que se halla
- 3Dicho de una roca o yacimiento, ubicado lejos de donde fue formado
- 4Dicho de una lengua, hablada en un territorio en cuyo territorio no se desarrolló históricamente sino que fue llevada por grupos humanos en tiempos históricos desde otro territorio.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “alóctono”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-Ó-C-T-O-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aˈlokt̪ono] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.