Akita
[aˈkit̪a]
The verdict
“Akita” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #88,483 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,483
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - es una ciudad, capital de la prefectura de Akita, en la parte Noroeste de la isla de Honshu, Japón
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Akita |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [aˈkit̪a] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #88,483 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Akita” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Akita is uncommon Spanish at frequency #88,483 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [aˈkit̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "es una ciudad, capital de la prefectura de Akita, en la parte Noroeste de la isla de Honshu, Japón".
Zero misspellings are on record for Akita in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Akita, spelled A-K-I-T-A.
Definition
- 1es una ciudad, capital de la prefectura de Akita, en la parte Noroeste de la isla de Honshu, Japón
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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Using “Akita”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-K-I-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aˈkit̪a] (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.