threatened
[ˈθɹɛʔ.n̩d]
The verdict
“threatened” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,668 among 34,400 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,668
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,400
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pasado simple del verbo (to) threaten.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | threatened |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈθɹɛʔ.n̩d] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #59,668 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “threatened” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
threatened is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,668 among 34,400 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈθɹɛʔ.n̩d]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for threatened in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 threatened, spelled T-H-R-E-A-T-E-N-E-D.
Definition
- 1Pasado simple del verbo (to) threaten.
- 2Participio pasado del verbo (to) threaten.
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 “threatened”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-H-R-E-A-T-E-N-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈθɹɛʔ.n̩d] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.