ontogenia
[õn̪t̪oˈxenja]
The verdict
“ontogenia” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Formación y desarrollo de un organismo individual durante el periodo embrionario.
Corpus desk
Index ES-ontogenia · ontogenia · Spanish
ontogenia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" 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 | ontogenia |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [õn̪t̪oˈxenja] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “ontogenia” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ontogenia is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [õn̪t̪oˈxenja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Formación y desarrollo de un organismo individual durante el periodo embrionario.".
Zero misspellings are on record for ontogenia in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is ontogenia, spelled O-N-T-O-G-E-N-I-A.
Definition
- 1Formación y desarrollo de un organismo individual durante el periodo embrionario.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ontogenia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
El desarrollo pluberal es una etapa notable en la ontogenia humana.
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.