meteórico

[met̪eˈoɾiko]

/[met̪eˈoɾiko]/ adj

The verdict

“meteórico” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,998 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,998
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que pertenece o concierne al meteoro.

Corpus desk

Index ES-meteorico · meteórico · Spanish

meteórico · rank #85,998 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,998
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH minados

Nearest frequency peer: minados (+1 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 “meteórico”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “meteórico” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for meteórico
PropertyValue
Headwordmeteórico
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[met̪eˈoɾiko]
Letters9
Frequency rank#85,998
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “meteórico” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).meteóricocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “minados” (#85,999), “merodeador” (#85,996), “merman” (#85,995). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “meteórico” va en #85,998. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

meteórico is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,998 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [met̪eˈoɾiko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for meteórico in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is meteórico, spelled M-E-T-E-Ó-R-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que pertenece o concierne al meteoro.
  2. 2
    Rápido

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "meteórico"?
"meteórico" is spelled M-E-T-E-Ó-R-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [met̪eˈoɾiko].
What does "meteórico" mean?
As an adjective, "meteórico" means: Que pertenece o concierne al meteoro.
How do you pronounce "meteórico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "meteórico" is [met̪eˈoɾiko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "meteórico", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list