patronímico

[pat̪ɾoˈnimiko]

/[pat̪ɾoˈnimiko]/ adj

The verdict

“patronímico” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #96,629 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,629
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Designación de filiación o linaje como segundo nombre o apellido de hijos u otros descendientes, derivado del respectivo nombre del padre o de algún ancestro.

Corpus desk

Index ES-patronimico · patronímico · Spanish

patronímico · rank #96,629 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,629
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pataleando

Nearest frequency peer: pataleando (-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 “patronímico”

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 “patronímico” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for patronímico
PropertyValue
Headwordpatronímico
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pat̪ɾoˈnimiko]
Letters11
Frequency rank#96,629
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “patronímico” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.patronímicocae 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: “pataleando” (#96,628), “patógenas” (#96,630), “paródica” (#96,626). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “patronímico” va en #96,629. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

patronímico is uncommon Spanish at frequency #96,629 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pat̪ɾoˈnimiko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Designación de filiación o linaje como segundo nombre o apellido de hijos u otros descendientes, derivado del respectivo nombre del padre o de algún ancestro.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for patronímico, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is patronímico, spelled P-A-T-R-O-N-Í-M-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Designación de filiación o linaje como segundo nombre o apellido de hijos u otros descendientes, derivado del respectivo nombre del padre o de algún ancestro.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Sabemos que el uso del patronímico "-ez" ya estaba extendido en Navarra en los siglos VIII y IX (...)

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); 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 "patronímico"?
"patronímico" is spelled P-A-T-R-O-N-Í-M-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [pat̪ɾoˈnimiko].
What does "patronímico" mean?
As an adjective, "patronímico" means: Designación de filiación o linaje como segundo nombre o apellido de hijos u otros descendientes, derivado del respectivo nombre del padre o de algún ancestro.
How do you pronounce "patronímico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "patronímico" is [pat̪ɾoˈnimiko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "patronímico" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list