ético

[ˈet̪iko]

/[ˈet̪iko]/ adj

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The verdict

“ético” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,750. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,750
frequency rank, Spanish
31
“É” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que pertenece o concierne a la ética.

Corpus desk

Index ES-etico · ético · Spanish

ético · rank #9,750 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,750
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 31
  • PHOTO-FINISH ánimos

Nearest frequency peer: ánimos (-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 “ético”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ético” 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).

ético vs éxito
60% similar
ético vs evitó
20% similar
ético vs exijo
40% similar

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

Key facts for ético
PropertyValue
Headwordético
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈet̪iko]
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,750
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ético”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “ánimos” (#9,749), “Abel” (#9,751), “zapata” (#9,748). Entre 31 lemas con “É”, “ético” va en #9,750. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around ético (IPA [ˈet̪iko]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,750 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 ético, with forms such as "téico", "éitco", and "étcio". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "éxito", "evitó", "exijo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is ético, spelled É-T-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que pertenece o concierne a la ética.
  2. 2
    Que obedece a los principios que definen la buena conducta y la convivencia.
  3. 3
    Correcto, justo, apropiado, adecuado.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how ético appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Eso de ventilar secretos de fabricación en los negocios no es ético

This word in other languages

ethical(English)éthique(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • téico
  • éitco
  • étcio
  • éticco
  • étioc
  • éttico

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ético - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

téico2éitco2étcio2éticco1étioc2éttico1
Edit distance from "ético"

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 "ético"?
"ético" is spelled É-T-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈet̪iko].
What does "ético" mean?
As an adjective, "ético" means: Que pertenece o concierne a la ética.
What words are commonly confused with "ético"?
"ético" is commonly confused with "éxito", "evitó", "exijo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ético"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ético" is [ˈet̪iko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ético" come from?
"ético" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Arcos#9,762Ariel#9,763basan#9,767Sucre#9,733

Similar misspelling depth

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

Abel6 variantstoalla6 variantsruina6 variantsqueen6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list