ética

[ˈet̪ika]

/[ˈet̪ika]/ noun

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The verdict

“ética” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,891. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,891
frequency rank, Spanish
31
“É” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Conjunto de principios que determinan la conducta, especialmente la que se considera apropiada o moral.

Corpus desk

Index ES-etica · ética · Spanish

ética · rank #3,891 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,891
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 31
  • PHOTO-FINISH acaban

Nearest frequency peer: acaban (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “ética”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “ética” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ética vs evita
40% similar
ética vs ético
80% similar
ética vs etnia
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ética
PropertyValue
Headwordética
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈet̪ika]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,891
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ética”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).éticacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “acaban” (#3,892), “Zaragoza” (#3,889), “acero” (#3,893). Entre 31 lemas con “É”, “ética” va en #3,891. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around ética (IPA [ˈet̪ika]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,891 among 31 “É” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for ética, with forms such as "téica", "éitca", and "étcia". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "evita", "ético", "etnia", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is ética, spelled É-T-I-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conjunto de principios que determinan la conducta, especialmente la que se considera apropiada o moral.
  2. 2
    Disciplina que estudia los principios que determinan la buena conducta. Teoría o ciencia del comportamiento moral.
  3. 3
    Que pertenece a la ética o se relaciona con ella.

This word in other languages

ethics(English)éthique(Français)Ethik(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • téica
  • éitca
  • étcia
  • étiac
  • éticca
  • éttica

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ética - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

téica2éitca2étcia2étiac2éticca1éttica1
Edit distance from "ética"

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 "ética"?
"ética" is spelled É-T-I-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈet̪ika].
What does "ética" mean?
As a noun, "ética" means: Conjunto de principios que determinan la conducta, especialmente la que se considera apropiada o moral.
What words are commonly confused with "ética"?
"ética" is commonly confused with "evita", "ético", "etnia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ética"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ética" is [ˈet̪ika]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ética" come from?
"ética" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

acero#3,893barra#3,898tasas#3,883busco#3,901

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

salsa6 variantsLlamas6 variantsgatos6 variantsgris6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list