eclesiástico

/[ekleˈsjast̪iko]/ adj

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,339

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

18

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

eclesiástico is anSpanishadj. It means: Propio de o relativo a la iglesia Pronounced [ekleˈsjast̪iko]. Often confused with eclesiásticos and eclesiástica.

Key facts for eclesiástico
PropertyValue
Headwordeclesiástico
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ekleˈsjast̪iko]
Letters12
Frequency rank#20,339
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of eclesiástico in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for eclesiástico is 12 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ekleˈsjast̪iko]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,339 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 18 documented wrong-spelling variants for eclesiástico, with forms such as "celesiástico", "ecclesiástico", and "ecelsiástico". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "eclesiásticos", "eclesiástica", "eclesiásticas", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is eclesiástico, spelled E-C-L-E-S-I-Á-S-T-I-C-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Propio de o relativo a la iglesia
  2. 2
    Dicho de una persona, que presta servicio como ministro de un culto religioso, dedicado a los ritos que se relacionen con una o varias deidades o al cuidado de un templo

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: celesiástico,ecclesiástico,ecelsiástico,ecleciástico,ecleisástico,eclesisático,eclesiásitco,eclesiásstico,eclesiástcio,eclesiásticco,eclesiástioc,eclesiásttico,eclesiátsico,eclessiástico,eclesáistico,ecllesiástico,eclseiástico,elcesiástico

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for eclesiástico

Misspelling Variants of "eclesiástico"

celesiástico12ecclesiástico13ecelsiástico12ecleciástico12ecleisástico12eclesisático12eclesiásitco12eclesiásstico13
Misspelling Variants of "eclesiástico"

Frequency rank: #20,339 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "eclesiástico"?
"eclesiástico" is spelled E-C-L-E-S-I-Á-S-T-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ekleˈsjast̪iko].
What does "eclesiástico" mean?
As an adj, "eclesiástico" means: Propio de o relativo a la iglesia
What words are commonly confused with "eclesiástico"?
"eclesiástico" is commonly confused with "eclesiásticos", "eclesiástica", "eclesiásticas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "eclesiástico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eclesiástico" is [ekleˈsjast̪iko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eclesiástico" come from?
"eclesiástico" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.