heterótrofo
[et̪eˈɾot̪ɾofo]
The verdict
“heterótrofo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se dice de los organismos que no pueden fabricar sus alimentos y dependen de los autótrofos o de otros heterótrofos; ejemplos de éstos son los hongos y los animales.
Corpus desk
Index ES-heterotrofo · heterótrofo · Spanish
heterótrofo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | heterótrofo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [et̪eˈɾot̪ɾofo] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “heterótrofo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
heterótrofo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [et̪eˈɾot̪ɾofo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se dice de los organismos que no pueden fabricar sus alimentos y dependen de los autótrofos o de otros heterótrofos; ejemplos de éstos son los hongos y los animales.".
heterótrofo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is heterótrofo, spelled H-E-T-E-R-Ó-T-R-O-F-O.
Definition
- 1Se dice de los organismos que no pueden fabricar sus alimentos y dependen de los autótrofos o de otros heterótrofos; ejemplos de éstos son los hongos y los animales.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.