carcinógeno
[kaɾsiˈnoxeno]
The verdict
“carcinógeno” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que produce cáncer. Habitualmente se refiere a productos químicos o factores ambientales que bajo ciertas circunstancias y, generalmente, con la concurrencia de otros factores, inician el proceso c...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | carcinógeno |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [kaɾsiˈnoxeno] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “carcinógeno” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
carcinógeno is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kaɾsiˈnoxeno]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que produce cáncer. Habitualmente se refiere a productos químicos o factores ambientales que bajo ciertas circunstancias y, generalmente, con la concurrencia de otros factores, inician el proceso c...".
carcinógeno has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is carcinógeno, spelled C-A-R-C-I-N-Ó-G-E-N-O.
Definition
- 1Que produce cáncer. Habitualmente se refiere a productos químicos o factores ambientales que bajo ciertas circunstancias y, generalmente, con la concurrencia de otros factores, inician el proceso canceroso.
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 “carcinógeno”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-R-C-I-N-Ó-G-E-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaɾsiˈnoxeno] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.