oncogén
[õŋkoˈxẽn]
The verdict
“oncogén” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gen responsable de la transformación de una célula normal en célula cancerosa.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | oncogén |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [õŋkoˈxẽn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “oncogén” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
oncogén is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [õŋkoˈxẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gen responsable de la transformación de una célula normal en célula cancerosa.".
No misspelling variants are generated for oncogén in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is oncogén, spelled O-N-C-O-G-É-N.
Definition
- 1Gen responsable de la transformación de una célula normal en célula cancerosa.
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.
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Using “oncogén”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is O-N-C-O-G-É-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [õŋkoˈxẽn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.