detrito
[d̪eˈt̪ɾit̪o]
The verdict
“detrito” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Resto o residuo procedente de la descomposición de material orgánico
Corpus desk
Index ES-detrito · detrito · Spanish
detrito · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | detrito |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [d̪eˈt̪ɾit̪o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “detrito” en español
Rare enough to double-check
detrito is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [d̪eˈt̪ɾit̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
detrito doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is detrito, spelled D-E-T-R-I-T-O.
Definition
- 1Resto o residuo procedente de la descomposición de material orgánico
- 2Resto o residuo procedente de la erosión de rocas y otros minerales
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.