aqua vitae

[ˈakwa ˈβ̞it̪e]

/[ˈakwa ˈβ̞it̪e]/ noun

The verdict

“aqua vitae” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alcohol de alta graduación procedente de una destilación.

Corpus desk

Index ES-aqua-vitae · aqua vitae · Spanish

aqua vitae · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for aqua vitae
PropertyValue
Headwordaqua vitae
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈakwa ˈβ̞it̪e]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “aqua vitae” en español

aqua vitaeno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aqua vitae is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈakwa ˈβ̞it̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alcohol de alta graduación procedente de una destilación.".

aqua vitae doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is aqua vitae, spelled A-Q-U-A- -V-I-T-A-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alcohol de alta graduación procedente de una destilación.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aqua vitae"?
"aqua vitae" is spelled A-Q-U-A- -V-I-T-A-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈakwa ˈβ̞it̪e].
What does "aqua vitae" mean?
As a noun, "aqua vitae" means: Alcohol de alta graduación procedente de una destilación.
How do you pronounce "aqua vitae"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aqua vitae" is [ˈakwa ˈβ̞it̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aqua vitae" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list