victimario

[bikt̪iˈmaɾjo]

/[bikt̪iˈmaɾjo]/ noun

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The verdict

“victimario” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,712 among 12,062 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,712
frequency rank, Spanish
12,062
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sirviente de los antiguos sacerdotes gentiles, que encendía el fuego, ataba las víctimas al ara y las sujetaba en el acto del sacrificio.

Key facts for victimario
PropertyValue
Headwordvictimario
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bikt̪iˈmaɾjo]
Letters10
Frequency rank#59,712
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “victimario” 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). victimario 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

victimario is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,712 among 12,062 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bikt̪iˈmaɾjo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for victimario, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 victimario, spelled V-I-C-T-I-M-A-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sirviente de los antiguos sacerdotes gentiles, que encendía el fuego, ataba las víctimas al ara y las sujetaba en el acto del sacrificio.
  2. 2
    Persona que comete un crimen contra una víctima, atentando contra su integridad.

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 "victimario"?
"victimario" is spelled V-I-C-T-I-M-A-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [bikt̪iˈmaɾjo].
What does "victimario" mean?
As a noun, "victimario" means: Sirviente de los antiguos sacerdotes gentiles, que encendía el fuego, ataba las víctimas al ara y las sujetaba en el acto del sacrificio.
How do you pronounce "victimario"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "victimario" is [bikt̪iˈmaɾjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "victimario" come from?
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Using “victimario”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is V-I-C-T-I-M-A-R-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bikt̪iˈmaɾjo] (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