sedentario

[seð̞ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾjo]

/[seð̞ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾjo]/ adj

The verdict

“sedentario” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,363 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,363
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aquél que está asentado en forma permanente en un lugar fijo, sin deambular ni cambiar de domicilio frecuentemente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sedentario · sedentario · Spanish

sedentario · rank #60,363 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,363
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH secundo

Nearest frequency peer: secundo (-1 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 “sedentario”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sedentario
PropertyValue
Headwordsedentario
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[seð̞ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾjo]
Letters10
Frequency rank#60,363
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sedentario” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).sedentariocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “secundo” (#60,362), “sementales” (#60,364), “Santini” (#60,360). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sedentario” va en #60,363. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sedentario is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,363 among 4,169 “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

  1. 1
    Aquél que está asentado en forma permanente en un lugar fijo, sin deambular ni cambiar de domicilio frecuentemente.
  2. 2
    Aquél que desarrolla poca actividad física, o con escasa frecuencia.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how sedentario appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. El hombre del neolítico se volvió sedentario por la agricultura.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "sedentario"?
"sedentario" is spelled S-E-D-E-N-T-A-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [seð̞ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾjo].
What does "sedentario" mean?
As an adjective, "sedentario" means: Aquél que está asentado en forma permanente en un lugar fijo, sin deambular ni cambiar de domicilio frecuentemente.
How do you pronounce "sedentario"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sedentario" is [seð̞ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sedentario" come from?
"sedentario" 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 "sedentario", 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