vertebrado

[beɾt̪eˈβ̞ɾað̞o]

/[beɾt̪eˈβ̞ɾað̞o]/ adj

The verdict

“vertebrado” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #92,559 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.

#92,559
frequency rank, Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dotado de una estructura articulada mediante vértebras.

Key facts for vertebrado
PropertyValue
Headwordvertebrado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[beɾt̪eˈβ̞ɾað̞o]
Letters10
Frequency rank#92,559
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vertebrado” 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). vertebrado lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for vertebrado is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [beɾt̪eˈβ̞ɾað̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #92,559 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for vertebrado, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 vertebrado, spelled V-E-R-T-E-B-R-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dotado de una estructura articulada mediante vértebras.
  2. 2
    Dicho de un animal, perteneciente a un subfilo de los cordados, caracterizado por la presencia de una columna vertebral encerrando la médula espinal, un sistema nervioso bien centralizado y una pronunciada cefalización de la función nerviosa y sensorial. Peces, anfibios, reptiles, Aves y mamíferos pertenecen a este subfilo, que comprende la inmensa mayoría de las formas de vida que los humanos identifican y conocen, junto con los insectos.

Antonyms

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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 "vertebrado"?
"vertebrado" is spelled V-E-R-T-E-B-R-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [beɾt̪eˈβ̞ɾað̞o].
What does "vertebrado" mean?
As an adjective, "vertebrado" means: Dotado de una estructura articulada mediante vértebras.
How do you pronounce "vertebrado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vertebrado" is [beɾt̪eˈβ̞ɾað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vertebrado" come from?
"vertebrado" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “vertebrado”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is V-E-R-T-E-B-R-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [beɾt̪eˈβ̞ɾað̞o] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list