ético

/[ˈet̪iko]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,750

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

ético is anSpanishadj. It means: Que pertenece o concierne a la ética. Pronounced [ˈet̪iko]. It ranks #9,750 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with éxito and evitó.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for ético is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈet̪iko]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,750 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for ético, with forms such as "téico", "éitco", and "étcio". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "éxito", "evitó", "exijo", and more, 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 ético, spelled É-T-I-C-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: téico,éitco,étcio,éticco,étioc,éttico

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ético

Misspelling Variants of "ético"

téico5éitco5étcio5éticco6étioc5éttico6
Misspelling Variants of "ético"

Frequency rank: #9,750 in Spanish

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 adj, "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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter É in our Spanish index:

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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.