fétido
[ˈfet̪ið̞o]
The verdict
“fétido” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #82,022 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,022
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,333
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se dice de lo que despide un olor fuerte y desagradable.
Corpus desk
Index ES-fetido · fétido · Spanish
fétido · rank #82,022 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,022
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,333
- PHOTO-FINISH fías
Nearest frequency peer: fías (+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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “fétido”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- fundamos
fundamos
17,981 corpus weight
- fétido
fétido
17,979 corpus weight
- fías
fías
17,978 corpus weight
- gaitero
gaitero
17,977 corpus weight
- gaiteros
gaiteros
17,976 corpus weight
- galardonadas
galardonadas
17,975 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “fétido” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fétido |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfet̪ið̞o] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #82,022 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “fétido” en español
Rare enough to double-check
fétido is uncommon Spanish at frequency #82,022 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfet̪ið̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se dice de lo que despide un olor fuerte y desagradable.".
fétido has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is fétido, spelled F-É-T-I-D-O.
Definition
- 1Se dice de lo que despide un olor fuerte y desagradable.
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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.
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