sectario

/[sekˈt̪aɾjo]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,816

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

sectario is anSpanishadj. It means: Que pertenece o concierne a la secta. Pronounced [sekˈt̪aɾjo]. Often confused with sicario and sectarios.

Key facts for sectario
PropertyValue
Headwordsectario
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[sekˈt̪aɾjo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#36,816
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for sectario is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [sekˈt̪aɾjo]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,816 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for sectario, with forms such as "cectario", "esctario", and "scetario". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "sicario", "sectarios", "sectarismo", and more, 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 sectario, spelled S-E-C-T-A-R-I-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que pertenece o concierne a la secta.
  2. 2
    Que profesa y sigue una secta.
  3. 3
    Que de forma rígida y fanática apoya un partido o una idea.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cectario,esctario,scetario,secatrio,secctario,sectairo,sectaroi,sectarrio,sectraio,secttario,setcario,ssectario

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sectario

Misspelling Variants of "sectario"

cectario8esctario8scetario8secatrio8secctario9sectairo8sectaroi8sectarrio9
Misspelling Variants of "sectario"

Frequency rank: #36,816 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sectario"?
"sectario" is spelled S-E-C-T-A-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [sekˈt̪aɾjo].
What does "sectario" mean?
As an adj, "sectario" means: Que pertenece o concierne a la secta.
What words are commonly confused with "sectario"?
"sectario" is commonly confused with "sicario", "sectarios", "sectarismo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sectario"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sectario" is [sekˈt̪aɾjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sectario" come from?
"sectario" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.