aletas

/[aˈlet̪as]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,882

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

aletas is aSpanishnoun. It means: Forma del plural de aleta. Pronounced [aˈlet̪as]. Often confused with alta and áreas.

Key facts for aletas
PropertyValue
Headwordaletas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈlet̪as]
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,882
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of aletas in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for aletas is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈlet̪as]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,882 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de aleta.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for aletas, with forms such as "aeltas", "aleats", and "aletass". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "alta", "áreas", "altos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 aletas, spelled A-L-E-T-A-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de aleta.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aeltas,aleats,aletass,aletsa,alettas,alletas,alteas,laetas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for aletas

Misspelling Variants of "aletas"

aeltas6aleats6aletass7aletsa6alettas7alletas7alteas6laetas6
Misspelling Variants of "aletas"

Frequency rank: #20,882 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aletas"?
"aletas" is spelled A-L-E-T-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈlet̪as].
What does "aletas" mean?
As a noun, "aletas" means: Forma del plural de aleta.
What words are commonly confused with "aletas"?
"aletas" is commonly confused with "alta", "áreas", "altos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aletas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aletas" is [aˈlet̪as]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aletas" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.