semiconductor
[semikõn̪d̪ukˈt̪oɾ]
The verdict
“semiconductor” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,370 among 34,953 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,370
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,953
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nombre genérico aplicado a cualquier material que conduzca la electricidad bajo ciertas condiciones, encuentran aplicación en la fabricación de componentes y dispositivos electrónicos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | semiconductor |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [semikõn̪d̪ukˈt̪oɾ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #91,370 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “semiconductor” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
semiconductor is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,370 among 34,953 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [semikõn̪d̪ukˈt̪oɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nombre genérico aplicado a cualquier material que conduzca la electricidad bajo ciertas condiciones, encuentran aplicación en la fabricación de componentes y dispositivos electrónicos.".
Zero misspellings are on record for semiconductor in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is semiconductor, spelled S-E-M-I-C-O-N-D-U-C-T-O-R.
Definition
- 1Nombre genérico aplicado a cualquier material que conduzca la electricidad bajo ciertas condiciones, encuentran aplicación en la fabricación de componentes y dispositivos electrónicos.
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.
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Using “semiconductor”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-E-M-I-C-O-N-D-U-C-T-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.