fonético
[foˈnet̪iko]
The verdict
“fonético” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #50,932 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #50,932
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que pertenece o concierne a la voz o el habla humanas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fonético |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [foˈnet̪iko] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #50,932 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fonético” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for fonético is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [foˈnet̪iko]. Corpus data places it at rank #50,932 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Que pertenece o concierne a la voz o el habla humanas.
- 2Referido a alfabetos o sistemas de escritura, organizado por medio de signos que representan sonidos.
- 3Referido 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.
- 4Que 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.
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Using “fonético”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-O-N-É-T-I-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [foˈnet̪iko] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.