paroxítono

[paɾokˈsit̪ono]

/[paɾokˈsit̪ono]/ adj

The verdict

“paroxítono” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Referido a una palabra, que la acentuación recae en su penúltima sílaba. En español, las palabras paroxítonas llevan tilde (acento ortográfico) cuando terminan en consonante diferente de "n" o "s".

Corpus desk

Index ES-paroxitono · paroxítono · Spanish

paroxítono · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" 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.

Key facts for paroxítono
PropertyValue
Headwordparoxítono
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[paɾokˈsit̪ono]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “paroxítono” en español

paroxítonoestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

paroxítono is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [paɾokˈsit̪ono]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

paroxítono has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 paroxítono, spelled P-A-R-O-X-Í-T-O-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Referido a una palabra, que la acentuación recae en su penúltima sílaba. En español, las palabras paroxítonas llevan tilde (acento ortográfico) cuando terminan en consonante diferente de "n" o "s".
  2. 2
    Se dice de un verso que termina en una palabra con acento prosódico en la penúltima sílaba.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how paroxítono appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. ár-bol, in-for-me o con-tra-pun-te-o son palabras paroxítonas.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "paroxítono"?
"paroxítono" is spelled P-A-R-O-X-Í-T-O-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [paɾokˈsit̪ono].
What does "paroxítono" mean?
As an adjective, "paroxítono" means: Referido a una palabra, que la acentuación recae en su penúltima sílaba. En español, las palabras paroxítonas llevan tilde (acento ortográfico) cuando terminan en consonante diferente de "n" o "s".
How do you pronounce "paroxítono"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paroxítono" is [paɾokˈsit̪ono]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paroxítono" come from?
"paroxítono" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list