lívido
[ˈliβ̞ið̞o]
The verdict
“lívido” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de la piel de una persona: De color oscuro y próximo al morado, como consecuencia de un hematoma, moretón o cualquier otra condición anómala.
Corpus desk
Index ES-livido · lívido · Spanish
lívido · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | lívido |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈliβ̞ið̞o] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “lívido” en español
Rare enough to double-check
lívido is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈliβ̞ið̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for lívido, 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 carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is lívido, spelled L-Í-V-I-D-O.
Definition
- 1Dicho de la piel de una persona: De color oscuro y próximo al morado, como consecuencia de un hematoma, moretón o cualquier otra condición anómala.
- 2Dicho de la piel de una persona: De color poco intenso y desvaído a causa de una enfermedad.
- 3Muy oscuro, próximo a negro.
- 4Muy pálido.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lívido appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
No lo había hecho antes, no había podido frente al cadáver en el lecho horriblemente flaco lívido cómo la cera y enmarcado en los negros y cortos cabellos que le habían peinado hacia atrás.
Las primeras luces azulaban ya los lívidos contornos de acuario de la viña.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.