altruista

[al̪ˈt̪ɾwist̪a]

/[al̪ˈt̪ɾwist̪a]/ adj

The verdict

“altruista” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #32,065. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,065
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que profesa el altruismo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-altruista · altruista · Spanish

altruista · rank #32,065 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #32,065
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH almacenada

Nearest frequency peer: almacenada (-2 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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “altruista”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “altruista” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

altruista vs altruismo
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for altruista
PropertyValue
Headwordaltruista
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[al̪ˈt̪ɾwist̪a]
Letters9
Frequency rank#32,065
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “altruista”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.altruistacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “almacenada” (#32,063), “analizada” (#32,067), “alimentarios” (#32,062). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “altruista” va en #32,065. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around altruista (IPA [al̪ˈt̪ɾwist̪a]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #32,065 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Que profesa el altruismo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for altruista, with forms such as "alltruista", "alrtuista", and "altriusta". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "altruismo", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is altruista, spelled A-L-T-R-U-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que profesa el altruismo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how altruista appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «En las grandes capitales, como se vive al día y como las angustias de uno son las angustias de todos, hay cierta humanitaria comunicación, cierto desprendimiento altruista, que en el fondo es un avance para obligar a reciprocidad futura».
  2. «—Un sincero altruista como tú sabes; el bien de nuestros semejantes es nuestro bien».

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alltruista
  • alrtuista
  • altriusta
  • altrruista
  • altruisat
  • altruissta
  • altruistta
  • altruitsa
  • altrusita
  • alttruista
  • alturista
  • atlruista
  • latruista

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of altruista - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

alltruista1alrtuista2altriusta2altrruista1altruisat2altruissta1altruistta1altruitsa2
Edit distance from "altruista"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "altruista"?
"altruista" is spelled A-L-T-R-U-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [al̪ˈt̪ɾwist̪a].
What does "altruista" mean?
As an adjective, "altruista" means: Que profesa el altruismo.
What words are commonly confused with "altruista"?
"altruista" is commonly confused with "altruismo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "altruista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "altruista" is [al̪ˈt̪ɾwist̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "altruista" come from?
"altruista" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "altruista", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list