sedentario
[seð̞ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾjo]
The verdict
“sedentario” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,363 among 34,953 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,363
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,953
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Aquél que está asentado en forma permanente en un lugar fijo, sin deambular ni cambiar de domicilio frecuentemente.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sedentario |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [seð̞ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾjo] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #60,363 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sedentario” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
sedentario is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,363 among 34,953 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [seð̞ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾjo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sedentario, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is sedentario, spelled S-E-D-E-N-T-A-R-I-O.
Definition
- 1Aquél que está asentado en forma permanente en un lugar fijo, sin deambular ni cambiar de domicilio frecuentemente.
- 2Aquél que desarrolla poca actividad física, o con escasa frecuencia.
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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 “sedentario”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-E-D-E-N-T-A-R-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [seð̞ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾjo] (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
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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.