amaranto
[amaˈɾãn̪t̪o]
The verdict
“amaranto” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,259 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,259
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Amaranthus spp.) Cualquiera de muchas especies de hierbas tropicales de origen asiático y compleja taxonomía, cultivadas hoy en todo el mundo por su uso alimentario u ornamental
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | amaranto |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [amaˈɾãn̪t̪o] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #58,259 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “amaranto” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
amaranto is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,259 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [amaˈɾãn̪t̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Amaranthus spp.) Cualquiera de muchas especies de hierbas tropicales de origen asiático y compleja taxonomía, cultivadas hoy en todo el mundo por su uso alimentario u ornamental".
No generated misspelling entries exist for amaranto in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 amaranto, spelled A-M-A-R-A-N-T-O.
Definition
- 1(Amaranthus spp.) Cualquiera de muchas especies de hierbas tropicales de origen asiático y compleja taxonomía, cultivadas hoy en todo el mundo por su uso alimentario u ornamental
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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 “amaranto”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-M-A-R-A-N-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [amaˈɾãn̪t̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.