insectívoro
[ĩnsekˈt̪iβ̞oɾo]
The verdict
“insectívoro” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que se alimenta básicamente de insectos.
Corpus desk
Index ES-insectivoro · insectívoro · Spanish
insectívoro · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | insectívoro |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ĩnsekˈt̪iβ̞oɾo] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “insectívoro” en español
Rare enough to double-check
insectívoro is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ĩnsekˈt̪iβ̞oɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que se alimenta básicamente de insectos.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for insectívoro, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is insectívoro, spelled I-N-S-E-C-T-Í-V-O-R-O.
Definition
- 1Que se alimenta básicamente de insectos.
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.