hexadecimal
[eksað̞esiˈmal]
The verdict
“hexadecimal” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,960 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,960
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,569
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Propio de o relativo a los sistemas de numeración con base 16.
Corpus desk
Index ES-hexadecimal · hexadecimal · Spanish
hexadecimal · rank #89,960 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #89,960
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,569
- PHOTO-FINISH Herranz
Nearest frequency peer: Herranz (-2 rank slots)
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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “hexadecimal”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- heel
heel
10,046 corpus weight
- herculano
herculano
10,044 corpus weight
- Herranz
Herranz
10,043 corpus weight
- hexadecimal
hexadecimal
10,041 corpus weight
- hipnóticos
hipnóticos
10,039 corpus weight
- horneados
horneados
10,033 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “hexadecimal” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hexadecimal |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [eksað̞esiˈmal] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #89,960 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “hexadecimal” en español
Rare enough to double-check
hexadecimal is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,960 among 1,569 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [eksað̞esiˈmal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
hexadecimal has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is hexadecimal, spelled H-E-X-A-D-E-C-I-M-A-L.
Definition
- 1Propio de o relativo a los sistemas de numeración con base 16.
- 2Que esta codificado en el sistema de numeración hexadecimal₁ que emplea los dígitos del 0 al 9 y las letras de la A a la F.
This word in other languages
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.
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