holoceno

[oloˈseno]

/[oloˈseno]/ adj

The verdict

“holoceno” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #94,213 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,213
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Perteneciente o relacionado con la última y actual época del cuaternario, el período geológico. Corresponde con el fin de la última glaciación hace aproximadamente 11.550 años (cerca a 9600 adC), q...

Corpus desk

Index ES-holoceno · holoceno · Spanish

holoceno · rank #94,213 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,213
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH hoe

Nearest frequency peer: hoe (-3 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 “holoceno”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “holoceno” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for holoceno
PropertyValue
Headwordholoceno
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[oloˈseno]
Letters8
Frequency rank#94,213
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “holoceno” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).holocenocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “hoe” (#94,210), “hipotecada” (#94,208), “huayra” (#94,218). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “holoceno” va en #94,213. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

holoceno is uncommon Spanish at frequency #94,213 among 1,569 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [oloˈseno]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Perteneciente o relacionado con la última y actual época del cuaternario, el período geológico. Corresponde con el fin de la última glaciación hace aproximadamente 11.550 años (cerca a 9600 adC), q...".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for holoceno, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is holoceno, spelled H-O-L-O-C-E-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Perteneciente o relacionado con la última y actual época del cuaternario, el período geológico. Corresponde con el fin de la última glaciación hace aproximadamente 11.550 años (cerca a 9600 adC), que provocó un ascenso en el nivel del mar. Esto hizo que Indonesia, Japón y Taiwán se separaran de Asia; el Reino Unido, de Europa y Nueva Guinea y Tasmania, de Australia. Además, produjo la formación del Estrecho de Bering.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "holoceno"?
"holoceno" is spelled H-O-L-O-C-E-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [oloˈseno].
What does "holoceno" mean?
As an adjective, "holoceno" means: Perteneciente o relacionado con la última y actual época del cuaternario, el período geológico. Corresponde con el fin de la última glaciación hace aproximadamente 11.550 años (cerca a 9600 adC), q...
How do you pronounce "holoceno"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "holoceno" is [oloˈseno]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "holoceno" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "holoceno", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list