étimo
[ˈet̪imo]
The verdict
“étimo” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Palabra o raíz de origen, de la cual procede otra.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | étimo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈet̪imo] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “étimo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for étimo is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈet̪imo]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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.
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Using “étimo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is É-T-I-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈet̪imo] (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.