exótico

[ekˈsot̪iko]

/[ekˈsot̪iko]/ adj

The verdict

“exótico” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #22,697. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,697
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que proviene de un lugar ajeno al propio.

Corpus desk

Index ES-exotico · exótico · Spanish

exótico · rank #22,697 · 9 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,697
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH extendía

Nearest frequency peer: extendía (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “exótico”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “exótico” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

exótico vs explicó
57% similar
exótico vs exóticos
88% similar
exótico vs ético
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for exótico
PropertyValue
Headwordexótico
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ekˈsot̪iko]
Letters7
Frequency rank#22,697
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “exótico”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.exóticocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “extendía” (#22,696), “fantásticas” (#22,698), “exponencial” (#22,695). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “exótico” va en #22,697. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around exótico (IPA [ekˈsot̪iko]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #22,697 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for exótico, with forms such as "extóico", "exxótico", and "exóitco". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "explicó", "exóticos", "ético", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is exótico, spelled E-X-Ó-T-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que proviene de un lugar ajeno al propio.
  2. 2
    Extraño.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • extóico
  • exxótico
  • exóitco
  • exótcio
  • exóticco
  • exótioc
  • exóttico
  • eóxtico
  • xeótico

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of exótico - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

extóico2exxótico1exóitco2exótcio2exóticco1exótioc2exóttico1eóxtico2
Edit distance from "exótico"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "exótico"?
"exótico" is spelled E-X-Ó-T-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ekˈsot̪iko].
What does "exótico" mean?
As an adjective, "exótico" means: Que proviene de un lugar ajeno al propio.
What words are commonly confused with "exótico"?
"exótico" is commonly confused with "explicó", "exóticos", "ético". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "exótico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exótico" is [ekˈsot̪iko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exótico" come from?
"exótico" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "exótico", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list