estereotipo

/[est̪eɾeoˈt̪ipo]/ noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,960

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

estereotipo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Idea, imagen o modelo generalmente aceptado, por el cual se identifica a un grupo social y representa un patrón de conducta con carácter inmutable Pronounced [est̪eɾeoˈt̪ipo]. Often confused with estereotipos.

Key facts for estereotipo
PropertyValue
Headwordestereotipo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[est̪eɾeoˈt̪ipo]
Letters11
Frequency rank#17,960
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for estereotipo is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [est̪eɾeoˈt̪ipo]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,960 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 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for estereotipo, with forms such as "esetreotipo", "esstereotipo", and "esteerotipo". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "estereotipos", 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 estereotipo, spelled E-S-T-E-R-E-O-T-I-P-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Idea, imagen o modelo generalmente aceptado, por el cual se identifica a un grupo social y representa un patrón de conducta con carácter inmutable
  2. 2
    Tipo de plancha usada en estereotipia

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: esetreotipo,esstereotipo,esteerotipo,estereoitpo,estereotiop,estereotippo,estereotpio,estereottipo,esteretoipo,esteroetipo,esterreotipo,estreeotipo,esttereotipo,etsereotipo,setereotipo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for estereotipo

Misspelling Variants of "estereotipo"

esetreotipo11esstereotipo12esteerotipo11estereoitpo11estereotiop11estereotippo12estereotpio11estereottipo12
Misspelling Variants of "estereotipo"

Frequency rank: #17,960 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "estereotipo"?
"estereotipo" is spelled E-S-T-E-R-E-O-T-I-P-O. The IPA pronunciation is [est̪eɾeoˈt̪ipo].
What does "estereotipo" mean?
As a noun, "estereotipo" means: Idea, imagen o modelo generalmente aceptado, por el cual se identifica a un grupo social y representa un patrón de conducta con carácter inmutable
What words are commonly confused with "estereotipo"?
"estereotipo" is commonly confused with "estereotipos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "estereotipo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "estereotipo" is [est̪eɾeoˈt̪ipo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "estereotipo" come from?
"estereotipo" 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.