aritmética
[aɾit̪ˈmet̪ika]
The verdict
“aritmética” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #24,024 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #24,024
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Rama de la matemática que estudia los números considerando algunas operaciones y sus propiedades elementales.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aritmética |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aɾit̪ˈmet̪ika] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #24,024 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aritmética” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for aritmética is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aɾit̪ˈmet̪ika]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,024 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Rama de la matemática que estudia los números considerando algunas operaciones y sus propiedades elementales.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for aritmética, with forms such as "airtmética", "arimtética", and "aritmmética". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is aritmética, spelled A-R-I-T-M-É-T-I-C-A.
Definition
- 1Rama de la matemática que estudia los números considerando algunas operaciones y sus propiedades elementales.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: airtmética,arimtética,aritmmética,aritmtéica,aritméitca,aritmétcia,aritmétiac,aritméticca,aritméttica,arittmética,aritémtica,arritmética,artimética,raitmética
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aritmética - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “aritmética”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-R-I-T-M-É-T-I-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aɾit̪ˈmet̪ika] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.