de hecho
[d̪e ˈet͡ʃo]
The verdict
“de hecho” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as an interjection - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Se usa para reforzar una afirmación dicha con anterioridad, generalmente introduciendo nuevas evidencias que la sustenten.
| 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) |
Where “de hecho” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for de hecho is 8 letters long, classified as an interjection, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪e ˈet͡ʃo]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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Using “de hecho”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E- -H-E-C-H-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪e ˈet͡ʃo] (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.