sacrílego

[saˈkɾileɣ̞o]

/[saˈkɾileɣ̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“sacrílego” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #94,599 among 34,953 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,599
frequency rank, Spanish
34,953
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que comete sacrilegio.

Key facts for sacrílego
PropertyValue
Headwordsacrílego
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[saˈkɾileɣ̞o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#94,599
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sacrílego” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sacrílego lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sacrílego is uncommon Spanish at frequency #94,599 among 34,953 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [saˈkɾileɣ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for sacrílego in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is sacrílego, spelled S-A-C-R-Í-L-E-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que comete sacrilegio.
  2. 2
    Perteneciente o relativo al sacrilegio.
  3. 3
    Que sirve para cometer sacrilegio.

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 "sacrílego"?
"sacrílego" is spelled S-A-C-R-Í-L-E-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [saˈkɾileɣ̞o].
What does "sacrílego" mean?
As an adjective, "sacrílego" means: Que comete sacrilegio.
How do you pronounce "sacrílego"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sacrílego" is [saˈkɾileɣ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sacrílego" come from?
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Using “sacrílego”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is S-A-C-R-Í-L-E-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [saˈkɾileɣ̞o] (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list