meato
[meˈat̪o]
The verdict
“meato” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Meatus o meato es cualquier abertura o canal del cuerpo humano.
Corpus desk
Index ES-meato · meato · Spanish
meato · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | meato |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [meˈat̪o] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “meato” en español
Rare enough to double-check
meato is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [meˈat̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Meatus o meato es cualquier abertura o canal del cuerpo humano.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for meato, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is meato, spelled M-E-A-T-O.
Definition
- 1Meatus o meato es cualquier abertura o canal del cuerpo humano.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how meato appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Por el meato urinario circulan líquidos como la orina o excreciones como el semen.
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.