comedido

[komeˈð̞ið̞o]

/[komeˈð̞ið̞o]/ adj

The verdict

“comedido” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,907 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,907
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que es prudente y moderado en sus manifestaciones, que huye del exceso, la violencia o la falta de respeto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-comedido · comedido · Spanish

comedido · rank #70,907 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,907
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH compasivos

Nearest frequency peer: compasivos (+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 “comedido”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for comedido
PropertyValue
Headwordcomedido
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[komeˈð̞ið̞o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#70,907
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “comedido” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).comedidocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “compasivos” (#70,908), “comportaron” (#70,909), “codiciosa” (#70,903). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “comedido” va en #70,907. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

comedido is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,907 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [komeˈð̞ið̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for comedido, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is comedido, spelled C-O-M-E-D-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que es prudente y moderado en sus manifestaciones, que huye del exceso, la violencia o la falta de respeto.
  2. 2
    Que está dispuesto y deseoso de ayudar o servir a los demás.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how comedido appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. No comía don Quijote, de puro pesaroso, ni Sancho no osaba tocar a los manjares que delante tenía, de puro comedido, y esperaba a que su señor hiciese la salva».
  2. De comedidos es llevar ecuánimemente la pobreza.

Synonyms

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 "comedido"?
"comedido" is spelled C-O-M-E-D-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [komeˈð̞ið̞o].
What does "comedido" mean?
As an adjective, "comedido" means: Que es prudente y moderado en sus manifestaciones, que huye del exceso, la violencia o la falta de respeto.
How do you pronounce "comedido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "comedido" is [komeˈð̞ið̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "comedido", 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