arquivolta
[aɾkiˈβ̞ol̪t̪a]
The verdict
“arquivolta” 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 May 6, 2026) - Cada una de las roscas o molduras que forman una serie de arcos concéntricos decorando el arco de las portadas medievales en su paramento exterior, recorriendo su curva en toda su extensión y termi...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | arquivolta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aɾkiˈβ̞ol̪t̪a] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “arquivolta” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
arquivolta is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aɾkiˈβ̞ol̪t̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cada una de las roscas o molduras que forman una serie de arcos concéntricos decorando el arco de las portadas medievales en su paramento exterior, recorriendo su curva en toda su extensión y termi...".
No misspelling variants are generated for arquivolta in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is arquivolta, spelled A-R-Q-U-I-V-O-L-T-A.
Definition
- 1Cada una de las roscas o molduras que forman una serie de arcos concéntricos decorando el arco de las portadas medievales en su paramento exterior, recorriendo su curva en toda su extensión y terminando en la imposta.
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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.
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Using “arquivolta”
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- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-R-Q-U-I-V-O-L-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aɾkiˈβ̞ol̪t̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.