exónimo

[ekˈsonimo]

/[ekˈsonimo]/ adj

The verdict

“exónimo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nombre de un lugar (topónimo) expresado en una lengua diferente a la lengua autóctona de dicho lugar. http://books.google.es/books?id=SqMDBl06A4MC&pg=PA232&dq=%22ex%C3%B3nimo%22.

Corpus desk

Index ES-exonimo · exónimo · Spanish

exónimo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" 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.

Key facts for exónimo
PropertyValue
Headwordexónimo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ekˈsonimo]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “exónimo” en español

exónimoestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

exónimo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ekˈsonimo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nombre de un lugar (topónimo) expresado en una lengua diferente a la lengua autóctona de dicho lugar. http://books.google.es/books?id=SqMDBl06A4MC&pg=PA232&dq=%22ex%C3%B3nimo%22.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for exónimo, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is exónimo, spelled E-X-Ó-N-I-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre de un lugar (topónimo) expresado en una lengua diferente a la lengua autóctona de dicho lugar. http://books.google.es/books?id=SqMDBl06A4MC&pg=PA232&dq=%22ex%C3%B3nimo%22.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how exónimo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. (uso sustantivo) El nombre Fráncfort del Meno es un exónimo de Frankfurt am Main (en alemán).
  2. (uso adjetivo) "El nombre Koryak viene de la palabra exónima "Korak" que significa "con los renos (Kkor)" en idioma chukotko-kamchatkas".

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "exónimo"?
"exónimo" is spelled E-X-Ó-N-I-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ekˈsonimo].
What does "exónimo" mean?
As an adjective, "exónimo" means: Nombre de un lugar (topónimo) expresado en una lengua diferente a la lengua autóctona de dicho lugar. http://books.google.es/books?id=SqMDBl06A4MC&pg=PA232&dq=%22ex%C3%B3nimo%22.
How do you pronounce "exónimo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exónimo" is [ekˈsonimo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exónimo" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list