summary

/ˈsʌm.ə.ɹi/

//ˈsʌm.ə.ɹi// adj

The verdict

“summary” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,145 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,145
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Conciso, breve o presentado en una forma condensada; sumario.

Corpus desk

Index ES-summary · summary · Spanish

summary · rank #68,145 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,145
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH succionar

Nearest frequency peer: succionar (-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 “summary”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for summary
PropertyValue
Headwordsummary
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈsʌm.ə.ɹi/
Letters7
Frequency rank#68,145
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “summary” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).summarycae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “succionar” (#68,144), “suntuoso” (#68,146), “success” (#68,143). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “summary” va en #68,145. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

summary is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,145 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈsʌm.ə.ɹi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

summary has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 summary, spelled S-U-M-M-A-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conciso, breve o presentado en una forma condensada; sumario.
  2. 2
    Realizada rápidamente y sin ceremonia formal.
  3. 3
    Realizado saltando los procedimientos de un juicio estándar y justo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A summary review is in the appendix.
  2. They used summary executions to break the resistance of the people.

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 "summary"?
"summary" is spelled S-U-M-M-A-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsʌm.ə.ɹi/.
What does "summary" mean?
As an adjective, "summary" means: Conciso, breve o presentado en una forma condensada; sumario.
How do you pronounce "summary"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "summary" is /ˈsʌm.ə.ɹi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "summary" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "summary", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list