heterosexualidad

[et̪eɾosekswaliˈð̞að̞]

/[et̪eɾosekswaliˈð̞að̞]/ noun

The verdict

“heterosexualidad” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #50,297 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#50,297
frequency rank, Spanish
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Orientación sexual que se caracteriza por la atracción sexual o el deseo amoroso o sexual hacia personas del sexo opuesto, en contraste con la homosexualidad, y que suele distinguirse de la bisexua...

Key facts for heterosexualidad
PropertyValue
Headwordheterosexualidad
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[et̪eɾosekswaliˈð̞að̞]
Letters16
Frequency rank#50,297
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “heterosexualidad” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). heterosexualidad lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for heterosexualidad is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [et̪eɾosekswaliˈð̞að̞]. Corpus data places it at rank #50,297 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 edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for heterosexualidad, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is heterosexualidad, spelled H-E-T-E-R-O-S-E-X-U-A-L-I-D-A-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Orientación sexual que se caracteriza por la atracción sexual o el deseo amoroso o sexual hacia personas del sexo opuesto, en contraste con la homosexualidad, y que suele distinguirse de la bisexualidad.
  2. 2
    Práctica de la relación sexual entre individuos de sexo opuesto.

Antonyms

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 "heterosexualidad"?
"heterosexualidad" is spelled H-E-T-E-R-O-S-E-X-U-A-L-I-D-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is [et̪eɾosekswaliˈð̞að̞].
What does "heterosexualidad" mean?
As a noun, "heterosexualidad" means: Orientación sexual que se caracteriza por la atracción sexual o el deseo amoroso o sexual hacia personas del sexo opuesto, en contraste con la homosexualidad, y que suele distinguirse de la bisexua...
How do you pronounce "heterosexualidad"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heterosexualidad" is [et̪eɾosekswaliˈð̞að̞]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heterosexualidad" come from?
"heterosexualidad" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “heterosexualidad”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is H-E-T-E-R-O-S-E-X-U-A-L-I-D-A-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [et̪eɾosekswaliˈð̞að̞] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list