de facto
/ˈde ˈfak.to/
The verdict
“de facto” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De hecho; efectivamente, pero sin el refrendo de una norma legal
Corpus desk
Index ES-de-facto · de facto · Spanish
de facto · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | de facto |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | /ˈde ˈfak.to/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “de facto” en español
Rare enough to double-check
de facto is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed /ˈde ˈfak.to/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "De hecho; efectivamente, pero sin el refrendo de una norma legal".
de facto doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is de facto, spelled D-E- -F-A-C-T-O.
Definition
- 1De hecho; efectivamente, pero sin el refrendo de una norma legal
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.