étimo
[ˈet̪imo]
The verdict
“étimo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Palabra o raíz de origen, de la cual procede otra.
Corpus desk
Index ES-etimo · étimo · Spanish
étimo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "É" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | étimo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈet̪imo] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “étimo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
étimo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈet̪imo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Palabra o raíz de origen, de la cual procede otra.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for étimo, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 étimo, spelled É-T-I-M-O.
Definition
- 1Palabra o raíz de origen, de la cual procede otra.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how étimo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
la palabra latina horizon es el étimo del término "horizonte" en español.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.