# siesta

> English word · Noun · IPA /siˈɛstə/ · frequency rank #47,333

## Definitions
1. A nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures.
2. Laid-back attitudes to work or laziness, especially by a Hispanic person.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish siesta, from Latin sexta (“the sixth hour from dawn, noon, midday”). Doublet of sext.

## Easily confused with
- **Sita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/siesta-vs-sita)
- **Silesia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/siesta-vs-silesia)
- **Siena** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/siena-vs-siesta)
- **sierra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sierra-vs-siesta)
- **sienna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sienna-vs-siesta)
- **Shasta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shasta-vs-siesta)

## Common misspellings (8)
`isesta`, `seista`, `siesat`, `siessta`, `siestta`, `sietsa`, `siseta`, `ssiesta`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/siesta