somnoliento
[sõmnoˈljẽn̪t̪o]
The verdict
“somnoliento” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #96,810 among 34,953 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,810
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,953
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que se halla pleno de sueño o es propenso a él.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | somnoliento |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [sõmnoˈljẽn̪t̪o] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #96,810 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “somnoliento” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
somnoliento is uncommon Spanish at frequency #96,810 among 34,953 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [sõmnoˈljẽn̪t̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
somnoliento doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is somnoliento, spelled S-O-M-N-O-L-I-E-N-T-O.
Definition
- 1Que se halla pleno de sueño o es propenso a él.
- 2Que se está entre el sueño y la vigilia.
- 3Soporífero, que produce sueño.
- 4Remiso, que es tardo, lento o perezoso.
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 “somnoliento”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-O-M-N-O-L-I-E-N-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [sõmnoˈljẽn̪t̪o] (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.