helvético
Spanish, adjective/elˈbetiko/
helvético is spelled H-E-L-V-É-T-I-C-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish, the 129,473rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Helvético is a Spanish adjective meaning “Helvetian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Originario, relativo a, o propio de la Confederación Helvética (o Suiza)”.
What does helvético mean in English?
adjective
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Helvetian
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Originario, relativo a, o propio de la Confederación Helvética (o Suiza). 2. Originario, relativo a, o propio de la antigua Helvecia.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of helvético
- helvética feminine
- helvéticos masculine plural
- helvéticas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce helvético?
- /elˈbetiko/
- [elˈβ̞e.t̪i.ko]
- [elˈβ̞et̪iko]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to helvético
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is helvético in Spanish?
helvético appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).