panóptico

[paˈnopt̪iko]

/[paˈnopt̪iko]/ adj

The verdict

“panóptico” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #87,075 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,075
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aplícase al edificio carcelario construído de modo tal que toda su parte interior se pueda ver desde un solo punto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-panoptico · panóptico · Spanish

panóptico · rank #87,075 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,075
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH palla

Nearest frequency peer: palla (-1 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 “panóptico”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “panóptico” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for panóptico
PropertyValue
Headwordpanóptico
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[paˈnopt̪iko]
Letters9
Frequency rank#87,075
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “panóptico” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.panópticocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “palla” (#87,074), “papus” (#87,076), “palabrota” (#87,073). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “panóptico” va en #87,075. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

panóptico is uncommon Spanish at frequency #87,075 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [paˈnopt̪iko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Aplícase al edificio carcelario construído de modo tal que toda su parte interior se pueda ver desde un solo punto.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for panóptico, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is panóptico, spelled P-A-N-Ó-P-T-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aplícase al edificio carcelario construído de modo tal que toda su parte interior se pueda ver desde un solo punto.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "panóptico"?
"panóptico" is spelled P-A-N-Ó-P-T-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈnopt̪iko].
What does "panóptico" mean?
As an adjective, "panóptico" means: Aplícase al edificio carcelario construído de modo tal que toda su parte interior se pueda ver desde un solo punto.
How do you pronounce "panóptico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "panóptico" is [paˈnopt̪iko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "panóptico" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "panóptico", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list