vetusto
[beˈt̪ust̪o]
The verdict
“vetusto” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #93,638 among 1,793 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,638
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,793
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Muy antiguo o de mucha edad.
Corpus desk
Index ES-vetusto · vetusto · Spanish
vetusto · rank #93,638 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #93,638
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,793
- PHOTO-FINISH vertieron
Nearest frequency peer: vertieron (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “vetusto”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- veneradas
veneradas
6,368 corpus weight
- venerando
venerando
6,367 corpus weight
- vengando
vengando
6,366 corpus weight
- vertieron
vertieron
6,364 corpus weight
- vetusto
vetusto
6,363 corpus weight
- viajemos
viajemos
6,362 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “vetusto” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vetusto |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [beˈt̪ust̪o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #93,638 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “vetusto” en español
Rare enough to double-check
vetusto is uncommon Spanish at frequency #93,638 among 1,793 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [beˈt̪ust̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Muy antiguo o de mucha edad.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vetusto, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 vetusto, spelled V-E-T-U-S-T-O.
Definition
- 1Muy antiguo o de mucha edad.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how vetusto appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«A cada ratito se asomaba al balcón de la sala y miraba inquieta el campanil vetusto de la iglesia, como si esperara una paloma, o un ángel».
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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Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).