ignoto
[iɣ̞ˈnot̪o]
The verdict
“ignoto” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,863 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,863
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,428
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Desconocido.
Corpus desk
Index ES-ignoto · ignoto · Spanish
ignoto · rank #85,863 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #85,863
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,428
- PHOTO-FINISH hundred
Nearest frequency peer: hundred (-4 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 “ignoto”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- huan
huan
14,146 corpus weight
- huidas
huidas
14,144 corpus weight
- hundred
hundred
14,142 corpus weight
- ignoto
ignoto
14,138 corpus weight
- illegal
illegal
14,134 corpus weight
- impugnadas
impugnadas
14,130 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “ignoto” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ignoto |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [iɣ̞ˈnot̪o] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #85,863 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “ignoto” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ignoto is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,863 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [iɣ̞ˈnot̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
ignoto has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is ignoto, spelled I-G-N-O-T-O.
Definition
- 1Desconocido.
- 2No descubierto.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ignoto appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un científico ignoto.
Las fuerzas ignotas que modelan nuestro universo.
Synonyms
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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