andrógeno
[ãn̪ˈd̪ɾoxeno]
The verdict
“andrógeno” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nombre que agrupa a las hormonas sexuales masculinas siendo las principales: testosterona, la androsterona y la androstendiona. Los andrógenos son hormonas esteroideas, cuya función principal es es...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | andrógeno |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ãn̪ˈd̪ɾoxeno] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “andrógeno” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
andrógeno is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ãn̪ˈd̪ɾoxeno]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nombre que agrupa a las hormonas sexuales masculinas siendo las principales: testosterona, la androsterona y la androstendiona. Los andrógenos son hormonas esteroideas, cuya función principal es es...".
andrógeno has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is andrógeno, spelled A-N-D-R-Ó-G-E-N-O.
Definition
- 1Nombre que agrupa a las hormonas sexuales masculinas siendo las principales: testosterona, la androsterona y la androstendiona. Los andrógenos son hormonas esteroideas, cuya función principal es estimular el desarrollo de los caracteres sexuales masculinos en los vertebrados.
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 “andrógeno”
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- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-N-D-R-Ó-G-E-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ãn̪ˈd̪ɾoxeno] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.