fotogénico
[fot̪oˈxeniko]
The verdict
“fotogénico” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,999 among 18,759 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,999
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 18,759
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dicho de una persona, que tiene un buen porte y condiciones para ser fotografiado.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fotogénico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [fot̪oˈxeniko] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #80,999 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fotogénico” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
fotogénico is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,999 among 18,759 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fot̪oˈxeniko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dicho de una persona, que tiene un buen porte y condiciones para ser fotografiado.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for fotogénico, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is fotogénico, spelled F-O-T-O-G-É-N-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1Dicho de una persona, que tiene un buen porte y condiciones para ser fotografiado.
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 “fotogénico”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-O-T-O-G-É-N-I-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fot̪oˈxeniko] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.