supersticioso
[supeɾst̪iˈsjoso]
The verdict
“supersticioso” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,887 among 34,953 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,887
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,953
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que cree en distintos hechos transmitidos oralmente para atraer la mala o buena suerte y no comprobables empírica ni científicamente.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | supersticioso |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [supeɾst̪iˈsjoso] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #53,887 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “supersticioso” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
supersticioso is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,887 among 34,953 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [supeɾst̪iˈsjoso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que cree en distintos hechos transmitidos oralmente para atraer la mala o buena suerte y no comprobables empírica ni científicamente.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for supersticioso, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 supersticioso, spelled S-U-P-E-R-S-T-I-C-I-O-S-O.
Definition
- 1Que cree en distintos hechos transmitidos oralmente para atraer la mala o buena suerte y no comprobables empírica ni científicamente.
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 “supersticioso”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-U-P-E-R-S-T-I-C-I-O-S-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [supeɾst̪iˈsjoso] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.