deontología

[d̪eõn̪t̪oloˈxia]

/[d̪eõn̪t̪oloˈxia]/ noun

The verdict

“deontología” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,844 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,844
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Deberes y obligaciones morales que se han de acatar, relativos a circunstancias sociales y profesionales.

Corpus desk

Index ES-deontologia · deontología · Spanish

deontología · rank #66,844 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,844
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH denominaban

Nearest frequency peer: denominaban (-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 “deontología”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for deontología
PropertyValue
Headworddeontología
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪eõn̪t̪oloˈxia]
Letters11
Frequency rank#66,844
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “deontología” en español

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “denominaban” (#66,843), “depuradora” (#66,845), “deniega” (#66,842). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “deontología” va en #66,844. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

deontología is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,844 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [d̪eõn̪t̪oloˈxia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Deberes y obligaciones morales que se han de acatar, relativos a circunstancias sociales y profesionales.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for deontología in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is deontología, spelled D-E-O-N-T-O-L-O-G-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deberes y obligaciones morales que se han de acatar, relativos a circunstancias sociales y profesionales.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Para la fijación de la lex artis, también concurren elementos de deontología médica (deontós, deber y logos, tratado), la deontología se encuentra íntimamente relacionada con la Bioética y al respecto resulta de interés hacer algunas referencias a dicha disciplina

This word in other languages

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 "deontología"?
"deontología" is spelled D-E-O-N-T-O-L-O-G-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eõn̪t̪oloˈxia].
What does "deontología" mean?
As a noun, "deontología" means: Deberes y obligaciones morales que se han de acatar, relativos a circunstancias sociales y profesionales.
How do you pronounce "deontología"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deontología" is [d̪eõn̪t̪oloˈxia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "deontología" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "deontología", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list