fonético

[foˈnet̪iko]

/[foˈnet̪iko]/ adj

The verdict

“fonético” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,932 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,932
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que pertenece o concierne a la voz o el habla humanas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-fonetico · fonético · Spanish

fonético · rank #50,932 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,932
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH finiquito

Nearest frequency peer: finiquito (-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 “fonético”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “fonético” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fonético
PropertyValue
Headwordfonético
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[foˈnet̪iko]
Letters8
Frequency rank#50,932
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “fonético” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).fonéticocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “finiquito” (#50,931), “forajidos” (#50,933), “formaría” (#50,934). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “fonético” va en #50,932. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fonético is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,932 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [foˈnet̪iko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for fonético in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is fonético, spelled F-O-N-É-T-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que pertenece o concierne a la voz o el habla humanas.
  2. 2
    Referido a alfabetos o sistemas de escritura, organizado por medio de signos que representan sonidos.
  3. 3
    Referido a grafías o sistemas de transcripción del habla, organizado para representar los sonidos de un modo más exacto o preciso que los de la ortografía tradicional de un idioma.
  4. 4
    Que pertenece o concierne a la Fonética (estudio de los sonidos lingüísticos).

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 "fonético"?
"fonético" is spelled F-O-N-É-T-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [foˈnet̪iko].
What does "fonético" mean?
As an adjective, "fonético" means: Que pertenece o concierne a la voz o el habla humanas.
How do you pronounce "fonético"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fonético" is [foˈnet̪iko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fonético" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list