externo

[eksˈt̪eɾno]

/[eksˈt̪eɾno]/ adj

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The verdict

“externo” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,672. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,672
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que se encuentra o tiene lugar en el exterior

Corpus desk

Index ES-externo · externo · Spanish

externo · rank #6,672 · 10 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,672
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH extracción

Nearest frequency peer: extracción (+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 “externo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “externo” 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).

externo vs extraño
57% similar
externo vs externos
88% similar
externo vs entero
71% similar

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

Key facts for externo
PropertyValue
Headwordexterno
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[eksˈt̪eɾno]
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,672
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “externo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).externocae 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 “extracción” (#6,673), “expuesto” (#6,670), “exponer” (#6,669). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “externo” va en #6,672. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around externo (IPA [eksˈt̪eɾno]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,672 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for externo, with forms such as "etxerno", "exetrno", and "extenro". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "extraño", "externos", "entero", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is externo, spelled E-X-T-E-R-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que se encuentra o tiene lugar en el exterior
  2. 2
    Se dice del alumno que no reside en el centro docente en el que estudia ni en sus dependencias.

Antonyms

interno

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etxerno
  • exetrno
  • extenro
  • externno
  • exteron
  • exterrno
  • extreno
  • extterno
  • exxterno
  • xeterno

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of externo - 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.

etxerno2exetrno2extenro2externno1exteron2exterrno1extreno2extterno1
Edit distance from "externo"

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 "externo"?
"externo" is spelled E-X-T-E-R-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [eksˈt̪eɾno].
What does "externo" mean?
As an adjective, "externo" means: Que se encuentra o tiene lugar en el exterior
What words are commonly confused with "externo"?
"externo" is commonly confused with "extraño", "externos", "entero". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "externo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "externo" is [eksˈt̪eɾno]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "externo" come from?
"externo" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

exponer#6,669físicos#6,683diarias#6,654desnuda#6,652

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

latinos10 variantsmascota10 variantsmineral10 variantsparroquia10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list