hético
[ˈet̪iko]
The verdict
“hético” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Paciente afectado por tuberculosis, por lo cual está sumamente delgado y débil.
Corpus desk
Index ES-hetico · hético · Spanish
hético · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | hético |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈet̪iko] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “hético” en español
Rare enough to double-check
hético is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈet̪iko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Paciente afectado por tuberculosis, por lo cual está sumamente delgado y débil.".
Zero misspellings are on record for hético in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is hético, spelled H-É-T-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1Paciente afectado por tuberculosis, por lo cual está sumamente delgado y débil.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hético appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
¡Te adoro! Pero sobre todo me encantas porque eres de esas escritoras-filólogas que veneran las palabras esdrújulas. Eres la única persona lo suficientemente segura de sí misma —¿egocéntrica, ególatra?— como para atreverte a decir "hético" en vez de "delgado". ¡"Hético"! ¡Cómo no amar irracionalmente a una mujer que dice "hético"!
Synonyms
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.