meteoroide
[met̪eoˈɾojð̞e]
The verdict
“meteoroide” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pequeño cuerpo rocoso del espacio. Si penetra en la atmósfera recibe el nombre de meteoro.
Corpus desk
Index ES-meteoroide · meteoroide · Spanish
meteoroide · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | meteoroide |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [met̪eoˈɾojð̞e] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “meteoroide” en español
Rare enough to double-check
meteoroide is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [met̪eoˈɾojð̞e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pequeño cuerpo rocoso del espacio. Si penetra en la atmósfera recibe el nombre de meteoro.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for meteoroide, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is meteoroide, spelled M-E-T-E-O-R-O-I-D-E.
Definition
- 1Pequeño cuerpo rocoso del espacio. Si penetra en la atmósfera recibe el nombre de meteoro.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how meteoroide appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Los meteoros son las estrellas fugaces, o estelas de luz, que se observan cuando un meteoroide cruza la atmósfera.
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.