spoken

[ˈspokẽn]

/[ˈspokẽn]/ adj

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The verdict

“spoken” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,404 among 34,953 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,404
frequency rank, Spanish
34,953
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hablado (perteneciente o relativo al habla en oposición a lo escrito).

Key facts for spoken
PropertyValue
Headwordspoken
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈspokẽn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#91,404
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “spoken” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). spoken lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

spoken is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,404 among 34,953 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈspokẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

spoken doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is spoken, spelled S-P-O-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hablado (perteneciente o relativo al habla en oposición a lo escrito).
  2. 2
    Hablado (que habla o se expresa de determinada manera).

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 "spoken"?
"spoken" is spelled S-P-O-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈspokẽn].
What does "spoken" mean?
As an adjective, "spoken" means: Hablado (perteneciente o relativo al habla en oposición a lo escrito).
How do you pronounce "spoken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spoken" is [ˈspokẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spoken" come from?
"spoken" 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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Using “spoken”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is S-P-O-K-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈspokẽn] (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list