únicamente
[ˌunikaˈmẽn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“únicamente” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #2,432 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #2,432
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - De un único modo, sin otra cosa.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | únicamente |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˌunikaˈmẽn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #2,432 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “únicamente” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for únicamente is 10 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌunikaˈmẽn̪t̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,432 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "De un único modo, sin otra cosa.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for únicamente, with forms such as "núicamente", "úincamente", and "únciamente". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 únicamente, spelled Ú-N-I-C-A-M-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1De un único modo, sin otra cosa.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: núicamente,úincamente,únciamente,úniacmente,únicaemnte,únicamenet,únicamennte,únicamentte,únicametne,únicammente,únicamnete,úniccamente,únicmaente,únnicamente
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of únicamente - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “únicamente”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Ú-N-I-C-A-M-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌunikaˈmẽn̪t̪e] (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
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.