endogamia

[ẽn̪d̪oˈɣ̞amja]

/[ẽn̪d̪oˈɣ̞amja]/ noun

The verdict

“endogamia” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,213 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,213
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Falta de variabilidad genética de una especie debido al apareamiento dentro de un núcleo reducido de individuos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-endogamia · endogamia · Spanish

endogamia · rank #59,213 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,213
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH endeudarse

Nearest frequency peer: endeudarse (-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 “endogamia”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for endogamia
PropertyValue
Headwordendogamia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ẽn̪d̪oˈɣ̞amja]
Letters9
Frequency rank#59,213
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “endogamia” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.endogamiacae 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: “endeudarse” (#59,212), “engloban” (#59,215), “encarnaba” (#59,210). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “endogamia” va en #59,213. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

endogamia is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,213 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ẽn̪d̪oˈɣ̞amja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

endogamia doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is endogamia, spelled E-N-D-O-G-A-M-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Falta de variabilidad genética de una especie debido al apareamiento dentro de un núcleo reducido de individuos.
  2. 2
    Norma que restringue el matrimonio a los miembros de la misma tribu, aldea, casta u otro grupo social.

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 "endogamia"?
"endogamia" is spelled E-N-D-O-G-A-M-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽn̪d̪oˈɣ̞amja].
What does "endogamia" mean?
As a noun, "endogamia" means: Falta de variabilidad genética de una especie debido al apareamiento dentro de un núcleo reducido de individuos.
How do you pronounce "endogamia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "endogamia" is [ẽn̪d̪oˈɣ̞amja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "endogamia" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list