ethos
[ˈet̪os]
The verdict
“ethos” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #66,145 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #66,145
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Estatismo emocional, entendido como contrario del Pathos, el dinamismo emocional. El Ethos forma parte del cánon griego desde la época arcaica a la pre helenistica, siendo su mayor expresión la épo...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ethos |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈet̪os] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #66,145 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ethos” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for ethos is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈet̪os]. Corpus data places it at rank #66,145 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ethos, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is ethos, spelled E-T-H-O-S.
Definition
- 1Estatismo emocional, entendido como contrario del Pathos, el dinamismo emocional. El Ethos forma parte del cánon griego desde la época arcaica a la pre helenistica, siendo su mayor expresión la época clásica
- 2uno de los los tres modos de persuasión en la retórica (junto con el pathos y el logos), según la filosofía de Aristóteles.
- 3Hábito, carácter o modo de ser, que va incorporando en el hombre a lo largo de su existencia
- 4Punto de partida de la ideas que conforman el carácter de determinado sistema o escuela de pensamiento. Es el lugar o ámbito intelectual desde donde se conforma una unidad teórica.
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.
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Using “ethos”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-T-H-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈet̪os] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.