hetero
Spanish, noun[eˈt̪eɾo]
hetero is spelled H-E-T-E-R-O (6 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 20,279th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hetero is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “hetero, straight” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does hetero mean in English?
adjective
- 1
hetero, straight
noun
- 1
femininemasculinehetero, straight
prefix
- 1
hetero- (other; different)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
prefix: 1. Elemento compositivo que significa "desigual, otro, o diferente", en palabras técnicas, científicas, neologismos y voces cultas.. 2. Elemento compositivo que significa "heterosexual o relativo a la heterosexualidad.
adjective: 1. Heterosexual.
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 hetero
- heteros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hetero?
- [eˈt̪eɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to hetero
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hetero in Spanish?
hetero appears 2.3 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).