externalidad
[ekst̪eɾnaliˈð̞að̞]
The verdict
“externalidad” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cualidad de externo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-externalidad · externalidad · Spanish
externalidad · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | externalidad |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ekst̪eɾnaliˈð̞að̞] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “externalidad” en español
Rare enough to double-check
externalidad is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ekst̪eɾnaliˈð̞að̞]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
externalidad doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is externalidad, spelled E-X-T-E-R-N-A-L-I-D-A-D.
Definition
- 1Cualidad de externo.
- 2Decisión tomada por un agente económico en la que resultan afectados terceros que no formaron parte de dicha decisión.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how externalidad appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Y obviamente, cuando esas oportunidades se agotan, significa que estamos en el óptimo de Pareto. Y es ahí cuando aparecen las definiciones de “fallos de mercado”, que tienen distintos nombres. Una es las no convexidades, es decir, la existencia de rendimientos crecientes; o para decirlo más popularmente, la estructura de mercados concentrados y monopolios…
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.