ónix
[ˈoniks]
The verdict
“ónix” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tipo de cuarzo de coloración dispersa entre claro y oscuro.
Corpus desk
Index ES-onix · ónix · Spanish
ónix · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ó" 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 | ónix |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈoniks] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “ónix” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ónix is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈoniks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tipo de cuarzo de coloración dispersa entre claro y oscuro.".
Zero misspellings are on record for ónix in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is ónix, spelled Ó-N-I-X.
Definition
- 1Tipo de cuarzo de coloración dispersa entre claro y oscuro.
Synonyms
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.