antihéroe

[ãn̪ˈt̪jeɾoe]

/[ãn̪ˈt̪jeɾoe]/ noun

The verdict

“antihéroe” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,549 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,549
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Protagonista de una obra literaria o película que tiene características que contradicen los valores y actitudes tradicionalmente asociados con lo heroico.

Corpus desk

Index ES-antiheroe · antihéroe · Spanish

antihéroe · rank #84,549 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,549
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH antirretrovir…

Nearest frequency peer: antirretroviral (+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 “antihéroe”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for antihéroe
PropertyValue
Headwordantihéroe
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ãn̪ˈt̪jeɾoe]
Letters9
Frequency rank#84,549
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “antihéroe” en español

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “antirretroviral” (#84,550), “anotadores” (#84,546), “apadrinado” (#84,553). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “antihéroe” va en #84,549. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

antihéroe is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,549 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ãn̪ˈt̪jeɾoe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for antihéroe in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is antihéroe, spelled A-N-T-I-H-É-R-O-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Protagonista de una obra literaria o película que tiene características que contradicen los valores y actitudes tradicionalmente asociados con lo heroico.
  2. 2
    Persona influyente o célebre cuyas características y acciones afectan a otros de modos contrarios o muy diferentes a las del héroe tradicional.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "antihéroe"?
"antihéroe" is spelled A-N-T-I-H-É-R-O-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ãn̪ˈt̪jeɾoe].
What does "antihéroe" mean?
As a noun, "antihéroe" means: Protagonista de una obra literaria o película que tiene características que contradicen los valores y actitudes tradicionalmente asociados con lo heroico.
How do you pronounce "antihéroe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "antihéroe" is [ãn̪ˈt̪jeɾoe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "antihéroe" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list