altivo
[al̪ˈt̪iβ̞o]
The verdict
“altivo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,975 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,975
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,704
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Orgulloso, soberbio.
Corpus desk
Index ES-altivo · altivo · Spanish
altivo · rank #69,975 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,975
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,704
- PHOTO-FINISH amañadas
Nearest frequency peer: amañadas (+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 “altivo”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- Aliste
Aliste
30,031 corpus weight
- alpinista
alpinista
30,029 corpus weight
- alquilaron
alquilaron
30,028 corpus weight
- altivo
altivo
30,026 corpus weight
- amañadas
amañadas
30,025 corpus weight
- anglicismo
anglicismo
30,020 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “altivo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | altivo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [al̪ˈt̪iβ̞o] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #69,975 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “altivo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
altivo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,975 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [al̪ˈt̪iβ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for altivo in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 altivo, spelled A-L-T-I-V-O.
Definition
- 1Orgulloso, soberbio.
- 2Elevado, erguido.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how altivo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Allí está canosa, pero todavía enjuta y sin edad discernible, como si la gota de sangre araucana que corriera por sus venas hubiera tenido el don de petrificar su altivo perfil.
Por primera vez se siente entrar con majestad en la gran calle de árboles. Ya no la exaspera el altivo continente del álamo; por primera vez nota que su follaje tiene ondulación y reflejos de agua agitada.
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); 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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