moteado
[mot̪eˈað̞o]
The verdict
“moteado” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,219 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,219
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,868
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Salpicado con motas.
Corpus desk
Index ES-moteado · moteado · Spanish
moteado · rank #81,219 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,219
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,868
- PHOTO-FINISH morones
Nearest frequency peer: morones (-2 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 “moteado”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- montará
montará
18,787 corpus weight
- monástico
monástico
18,785 corpus weight
- morones
morones
18,784 corpus weight
- moteado
moteado
18,782 corpus weight
- movimos
movimos
18,779 corpus weight
- mudaba
mudaba
18,777 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “moteado” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | moteado |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [mot̪eˈað̞o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #81,219 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “moteado” en español
Rare enough to double-check
moteado is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,219 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [mot̪eˈað̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Salpicado con motas.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for moteado, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is moteado, spelled M-O-T-E-A-D-O.
Definition
- 1Salpicado con motas.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how moteado appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Y a Apolo cazador y a su hermana , que persigue los moteados, rápidos ciervos, suplico que vengan a traer su doble ayuda a esta tierra y a sus habitantes.
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.
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