secuestro
[seˈkwest̪ɾo]
The verdict
“secuestro” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #5,434 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #5,434
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - La acción y efecto de retener ilegalmente a alguien.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | secuestro |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [seˈkwest̪ɾo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #5,434 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “secuestro” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for secuestro is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [seˈkwest̪ɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,434 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for secuestro, with forms such as "cecuestro", "escuestro", and "sceuestro". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "secuestros", "secuestra", "secuestrar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is secuestro, spelled S-E-C-U-E-S-T-R-O.
Definition
- 1La acción y efecto de retener ilegalmente a alguien.
- 2La acción y el efecto de apoderase ilegalmente y con el uso de la fuerza de el control de un vehículo.
- 3Conjunto de bienes cuya propiedad está sujeta a disputa judicial y que se depositan con un tercero mientras esta se define.
- 4La acción y el efecto de embargar.
- 5Juez árbitro o mediador.
- 6Porción de hueso mortificada que subsiste en el cuerpo separada de la parte viva.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cecuestro,escuestro,sceuestro,seccuestro,seceustro,secuesrto,secuesstro,secuestor,secuestrro,secuesttro,secuetsro,secusetro,seucestro,ssecuestro
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of secuestro - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “secuestro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-E-C-U-E-S-T-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [seˈkwest̪ɾo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “secuestros” - see the side-by-side comparison. secuestro vs secuestros
- 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.