sacrosanto

[sakɾoˈsãn̪t̪o]

/[sakɾoˈsãn̪t̪o]/ adj

The verdict

“sacrosanto” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,319 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,319
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Con las cualidades de sagrado y santo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sacrosanto · sacrosanto · Spanish

sacrosanto · rank #89,319 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,319
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sagua

Nearest frequency peer: Sagua (+3 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 “sacrosanto”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sacrosanto
PropertyValue
Headwordsacrosanto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[sakɾoˈsãn̪t̪o]
Letters10
Frequency rank#89,319
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sacrosanto” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).sacrosantocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Sagua” (#89,322), “satanizar” (#89,324), “rope” (#89,312). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sacrosanto” va en #89,319. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sacrosanto is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,319 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [sakɾoˈsãn̪t̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Con las cualidades de sagrado y santo.".

sacrosanto doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is sacrosanto, spelled S-A-C-R-O-S-A-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Con las cualidades de sagrado y santo.

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 "sacrosanto"?
"sacrosanto" is spelled S-A-C-R-O-S-A-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [sakɾoˈsãn̪t̪o].
What does "sacrosanto" mean?
As an adjective, "sacrosanto" means: Con las cualidades de sagrado y santo.
How do you pronounce "sacrosanto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sacrosanto" is [sakɾoˈsãn̪t̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sacrosanto" come from?
"sacrosanto" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list