vigésimo tercero

[biˈxesimo t̪eɾˈseɾo]

/[biˈxesimo t̪eɾˈseɾo]/ adj

The verdict

“vigésimo tercero” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — Que ocupa el puesto siguiente al vigésimo segundo en una serie ordenada.

Key facts for vigésimo tercero
PropertyValue
Headwordvigésimo tercero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[biˈxesimo t̪eɾˈseɾo]
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vigésimo tercero” sits in Spanish frequency

vigésimo tercero falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for vigésimo tercero is 16 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [biˈxesimo t̪eɾˈseɾo]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Que ocupa el puesto siguiente al vigésimo segundo en una serie ordenada.".

No misspelling variants are generated for vigésimo tercero in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is vigésimo tercero, spelled V-I-G-É-S-I-M-O- -T-E-R-C-E-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que ocupa el puesto siguiente al vigésimo segundo en una serie ordenada.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vigésimo tercero"?
"vigésimo tercero" is spelled V-I-G-É-S-I-M-O- -T-E-R-C-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [biˈxesimo t̪eɾˈseɾo].
What does "vigésimo tercero" mean?
As an adjective, "vigésimo tercero" means: Que ocupa el puesto siguiente al vigésimo segundo en una serie ordenada.
How do you pronounce "vigésimo tercero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vigésimo tercero" is [biˈxesimo t̪eɾˈseɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Using “vigésimo tercero”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is V-I-G-É-S-I-M-O- -T-E-R-C-E-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [biˈxesimo t̪eɾˈseɾo] (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.

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