aterciopelado
[at̪eɾsjopeˈlað̞o]
The verdict
“aterciopelado” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #87,518 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,518
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,704
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parecido al terciopelo en apariencia o textura.
Corpus desk
Index ES-aterciopelado · aterciopelado · Spanish
aterciopelado · rank #87,518 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,518
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,704
- PHOTO-FINISH atendieran
Nearest frequency peer: atendieran (-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 “aterciopelado”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- asquea
asquea
12,487 corpus weight
- Asti
Asti
12,486 corpus weight
- atendieran
atendieran
12,484 corpus weight
- aterciopela…
aterciopelado
12,483 corpus weight
- aterraba
aterraba
12,482 corpus weight
- atravesaría
atravesaría
12,479 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “aterciopelado” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aterciopelado |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [at̪eɾsjopeˈlað̞o] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #87,518 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “aterciopelado” en español
Rare enough to double-check
aterciopelado is uncommon Spanish at frequency #87,518 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [at̪eɾsjopeˈlað̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Parecido al terciopelo en apariencia o textura.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for aterciopelado, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is aterciopelado, spelled A-T-E-R-C-I-O-P-E-L-A-D-O.
Definition
- 1Parecido al terciopelo en apariencia o textura.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how aterciopelado appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
era una linda limeña de ojos más negros que una mala intención, tez aterciopelada, riza y poblada cabellera, talle de sílfide, mano infantil y el pie más mono que han calzado zapaticos de raso
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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Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).