exento

/[ekˈsẽn̪t̪o]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,363

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

exento is anSpanishadj. It means: Que no está sujeto o sometido a determinada obligación o situación gravosa. Pronounced [ekˈsẽn̪t̪o]. Often confused with éxito and existo.

Key facts for exento
PropertyValue
Headwordexento
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ekˈsẽn̪t̪o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,363
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for exento is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ekˈsẽn̪t̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,363 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for exento, with forms such as "eexnto", "exennto", and "exenot". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "éxito", "existo", "experto", 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 exento, spelled E-X-E-N-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que no está sujeto o sometido a determinada obligación o situación gravosa.
  2. 2
    En particular, que no está sujeto a la jurisdicción habitual para un lugar o situación.
  3. 3
    Aplícase al sitio, edificio o elemento arquitectónico que está descubierto por todas partes.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eexnto,exennto,exenot,exentto,exetno,exneto,exxento,xeento

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for exento

Misspelling Variants of "exento"

eexnto6exennto7exenot6exentto7exetno6exneto6exxento7xeento6
Misspelling Variants of "exento"

Frequency rank: #20,363 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "exento"?
"exento" is spelled E-X-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ekˈsẽn̪t̪o].
What does "exento" mean?
As an adj, "exento" means: Que no está sujeto o sometido a determinada obligación o situación gravosa.
What words are commonly confused with "exento"?
"exento" is commonly confused with "éxito", "existo", "experto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "exento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exento" is [ekˈsẽn̪t̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exento" come from?
"exento" 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

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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.