alita
[aˈlit̪a]
The verdict
“alita” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #92,647 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,647
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,704
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Diminutivo de ala.
Corpus desk
Index ES-alita · alita · Spanish
alita · rank #92,647 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #92,647
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,704
- PHOTO-FINISH aliso
Nearest frequency peer: aliso (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “alita”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- aliso
aliso
7,355 corpus weight
- alita
alita
7,354 corpus weight
- almacenaba
almacenaba
7,353 corpus weight
- alumbrando
alumbrando
7,352 corpus weight
- aléjense
aléjense
7,350 corpus weight
- ambienta
ambienta
7,348 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “alita” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alita |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aˈlit̪a] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #92,647 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “alita” en español
Rare enough to double-check
alita is uncommon Spanish at frequency #92,647 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈlit̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for alita, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is alita, spelled A-L-I-T-A.
Definition
- 1Diminutivo de ala.
- 2Objeto semejante a un plato de alrededor de 1 metro de diámetro, hecho de voqui tejido en espiral. Se usaba para aventar los granos de trigo.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how alita appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— ¿Balay? Alita, mujer, alita. Balay se llamará por el norte y eso es otra lengua. Y hasta llepu, dicen otros. Pero es alita — porfía alzando la voz.
Synonyms
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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