sarcástico

/[saɾˈkast̪iko]/ adj

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,227

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

sarcástico is anSpanishadj. It means: Que denota o implica sarcasmo; que concierne al sarcasmo. Pronounced [saɾˈkast̪iko]. Often confused with sarcástica.

Key facts for sarcástico
PropertyValue
Headwordsarcástico
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[saɾˈkast̪iko]
Letters10
Frequency rank#23,227
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of sarcástico in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for sarcástico is 10 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [saɾˈkast̪iko]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,227 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for sarcástico, with forms such as "asrcástico", "sacrástico", and "sarccástico". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "sarcástica", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is sarcástico, spelled S-A-R-C-Á-S-T-I-C-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que denota o implica sarcasmo; que concierne al sarcasmo.
  2. 2
    Aplícase a la persona propensa a emplear sarcasmo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: asrcástico,sacrástico,sarccástico,sarcsático,sarcásitco,sarcásstico,sarcástcio,sarcásticco,sarcástioc,sarcásttico,sarcátsico,sarrcástico,sarácstico,sracástico,ssarcástico

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sarcástico

Misspelling Variants of "sarcástico"

asrcástico10sacrástico10sarccástico11sarcsático10sarcásitco10sarcásstico11sarcástcio10sarcásticco11
Misspelling Variants of "sarcástico"

Frequency rank: #23,227 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sarcástico"?
"sarcástico" is spelled S-A-R-C-Á-S-T-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [saɾˈkast̪iko].
What does "sarcástico" mean?
As an adj, "sarcástico" means: Que denota o implica sarcasmo; que concierne al sarcasmo.
What words are commonly confused with "sarcástico"?
"sarcástico" is commonly confused with "sarcástica". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sarcástico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sarcástico" is [saɾˈkast̪iko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sarcástico" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.