hermético

/[eɾˈmet̪iko]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,082

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

hermético is anSpanishadj. It means: Impenetrable, principalmente al aire. Pronounced [eɾˈmet̪iko]. Often confused with hermética.

Key facts for hermético
PropertyValue
Headwordhermético
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[eɾˈmet̪iko]
Letters9
Frequency rank#36,082
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of hermético in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for hermético is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eɾˈmet̪iko]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,082 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for hermético, with forms such as "ehrmético", "hemrético", and "hermmético". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "hermética", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is hermético, spelled H-E-R-M-É-T-I-C-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Impenetrable, principalmente al aire.
  2. 2
    Secreto. Por ejemplo: Nada sucede por casualidad, aquí sólo están los huéspedes justos: éste es el Círculo Hermético…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ehrmético,hemrético,hermmético,hermtéico,herméitco,hermétcio,herméticco,hermétioc,herméttico,herrmético,herémtico,hhermético,hremético

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for hermético

Misspelling Variants of "hermético"

ehrmético9hemrético9hermmético10hermtéico9herméitco9hermétcio9herméticco10hermétioc9
Misspelling Variants of "hermético"

Frequency rank: #36,082 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hermético"?
"hermético" is spelled H-E-R-M-É-T-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [eɾˈmet̪iko].
What does "hermético" mean?
As an adj, "hermético" means: Impenetrable, principalmente al aire.
What words are commonly confused with "hermético"?
"hermético" is commonly confused with "hermética". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hermético"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hermético" is [eɾˈmet̪iko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hermético" come from?
"hermético" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.