hotentote
[ot̪ẽn̪ˈt̪ot̪e]
The verdict
“hotentote” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relacionado con una tribu que habita cerca del cabo de Buena Esperanza, específicamente de Botsuana y Namibia, que se separó de los joisanos y llegó desde el Sur a esta región a principios del sigl...
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Index ES-hotentote · hotentote · Spanish
hotentote · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | hotentote |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ot̪ẽn̪ˈt̪ot̪e] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “hotentote” en español
Rare enough to double-check
hotentote is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ot̪ẽn̪ˈt̪ot̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
hotentote has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is hotentote, spelled H-O-T-E-N-T-O-T-E.
Definition
- 1Relacionado con una tribu que habita cerca del cabo de Buena Esperanza, específicamente de Botsuana y Namibia, que se separó de los joisanos y llegó desde el Sur a esta región a principios del siglo VI.
- 2Relacionado con el idioma que hablan los hotentotes.
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.