glotón

[gloˈt̪õn]

/[gloˈt̪õn]/ adj

The verdict

“glotón” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,821 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,821
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que está afectado del vicio de la gula y por ello come en exceso.

Corpus desk

Index ES-gloton · glotón · Spanish

glotón · rank #72,821 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,821
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH germánicas

Nearest frequency peer: germánicas (-3 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 “glotón”

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 “glotón” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for glotón
PropertyValue
Headwordglotón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[gloˈt̪õn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,821
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “glotón” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.glotóncae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “germánicas” (#72,818), “georgianas” (#72,817), “geodesia” (#72,816). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “glotón” va en #72,821. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

glotón is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,821 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [gloˈt̪õn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que está afectado del vicio de la gula y por ello come en exceso.".

glotón has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 glotón, spelled G-L-O-T-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que está afectado del vicio de la gula y por ello come en exceso.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "glotón"?
"glotón" is spelled G-L-O-T-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [gloˈt̪õn].
What does "glotón" mean?
As an adjective, "glotón" means: Que está afectado del vicio de la gula y por ello come en exceso.
How do you pronounce "glotón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glotón" is [gloˈt̪õn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glotón" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list