de hecho
[d̪e ˈet͡ʃo]
The verdict
“de hecho” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. 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) - Se usa para reforzar una afirmación dicha con anterioridad, generalmente introduciendo nuevas evidencias que la sustenten.
Corpus desk
Index ES-de-hecho · de hecho · Spanish
de hecho · 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 hecho |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | [d̪e ˈet͡ʃo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “de hecho” en español
Rare enough to double-check
de hecho is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed [d̪e ˈet͡ʃo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se usa para reforzar una afirmación dicha con anterioridad, generalmente introduciendo nuevas evidencias que la sustenten.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for de hecho, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 de hecho, spelled D-E- -H-E-C-H-O.
Definition
- 1Se usa para reforzar una afirmación dicha con anterioridad, generalmente introduciendo nuevas evidencias que la sustenten.
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.