sacerdocio
[saseɾˈð̞osjo]
The verdict
“sacerdocio” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #28,152 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #28,152
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dignidad, estado y cargo de sacerdote.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sacerdocio |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [saseɾˈð̞osjo] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #28,152 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sacerdocio” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for sacerdocio is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [saseɾˈð̞osjo]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,152 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for sacerdocio, with forms such as "ascerdocio", "saccerdocio", and "sacedrocio". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is sacerdocio, spelled S-A-C-E-R-D-O-C-I-O.
Definition
- 1Dignidad, estado y cargo de sacerdote.
- 2Por extensión, dedicación y devoción muy marcadas a una causa, especialmente si es desinteresada.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ascerdocio,saccerdocio,sacedrocio,sacerdcoio,sacerddocio,sacerdoccio,sacerdocoi,sacerdoico,sacerodcio,sacerrdocio,sacredocio,saecrdocio,saserdosio,scaerdocio,ssacerdocio
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sacerdocio - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “sacerdocio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-A-C-E-R-D-O-C-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [saseɾˈð̞osjo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.