étnico
[ˈet̪niko]
The verdict
“étnico” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #14,742 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #14,742
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Propio o relacionado con la raza o con grupos de personas que comparten una cultura, una lengua, una región, una religión, etc.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | étnico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈet̪niko] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #14,742 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “étnico” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for étnico is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈet̪niko]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,742 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Propio o relacionado con la raza o con grupos de personas que comparten una cultura, una lengua, una región, una religión, etc.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for étnico, with forms such as "ténico", "éntico", and "étinco". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "étnicos", "ética", "ético", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is étnico, spelled É-T-N-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1Propio o relacionado con la raza o con grupos de personas que comparten una cultura, una lengua, una región, una religión, etc.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ténico,éntico,étinco,étncio,étnicco,étnioc,étnnico,éttnico
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of étnico - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “étnico”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is É-T-N-I-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈet̪niko] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “étnicos” - see the side-by-side comparison. étnico vs étnicos
- 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.