amputado

[ãmpuˈt̪að̞o]

/[ãmpuˈt̪að̞o]/ verb

The verdict

“amputado” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,261 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,261
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-amputado · amputado · Spanish

amputado · rank #58,261 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,261
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH amonestaciones

Nearest frequency peer: amonestaciones (-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 “amputado”

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 “amputado” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for amputado
PropertyValue
Headwordamputado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ãmpuˈt̪að̞o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#58,261
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “amputado” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).amputadocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “amonestaciones” (#58,260), “amurallado” (#58,262), “amaranto” (#58,259). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “amputado” va en #58,261. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

amputado is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,261 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ãmpuˈt̪að̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Participio de amputar.".

amputado doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is amputado, spelled A-M-P-U-T-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participio de amputar.

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 "amputado"?
"amputado" is spelled A-M-P-U-T-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ãmpuˈt̪að̞o].
What does "amputado" mean?
As a verb, "amputado" means: Participio de amputar.
How do you pronounce "amputado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amputado" is [ãmpuˈt̪að̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amputado" come from?
"amputado" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list