solterón
[sol̪t̪eˈɾõn]
The verdict
“solterón” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #97,885 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #97,885
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que se mantiene soltero a pesar de estar ya entrado en años.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | solterón |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [sol̪t̪eˈɾõn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #97,885 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “solterón” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for solterón is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [sol̪t̪eˈɾõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #97,885 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Que se mantiene soltero a pesar de estar ya entrado en años.".
No misspelling variants are generated for solterón in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is solterón, spelled S-O-L-T-E-R-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Que se mantiene soltero a pesar de estar ya entrado en años.
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 “solterón”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-O-L-T-E-R-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [sol̪t̪eˈɾõn] (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
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.