sustancioso

[sust̪ãnˈsjoso]

/[sust̪ãnˈsjoso]/ adj

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The verdict

“sustancioso” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #88,361 among 34,953 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,361
frequency rank, Spanish
34,953
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que tiene sustancia, o que la tiene en abundancia.

Key facts for sustancioso
PropertyValue
Headwordsustancioso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[sust̪ãnˈsjoso]
Letters11
Frequency rank#88,361
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sustancioso” 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). sustancioso lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sustancioso is uncommon Spanish at frequency #88,361 among 34,953 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [sust̪ãnˈsjoso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que tiene sustancia, o que la tiene en abundancia.".

No misspelling variants are generated for sustancioso in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is sustancioso, spelled S-U-S-T-A-N-C-I-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que tiene sustancia, o que la tiene en abundancia.

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 "sustancioso"?
"sustancioso" is spelled S-U-S-T-A-N-C-I-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [sust̪ãnˈsjoso].
What does "sustancioso" mean?
As an adjective, "sustancioso" means: Que tiene sustancia, o que la tiene en abundancia.
How do you pronounce "sustancioso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sustancioso" is [sust̪ãnˈsjoso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sustancioso" come from?
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Using “sustancioso”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is S-U-S-T-A-N-C-I-O-S-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [sust̪ãnˈsjoso] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list