azotea

/[asoˈt̪ea]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,357

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

azotea is aSpanishnoun. It means: Tejado plano de un edificio, dispuesto para su acceso y uso. Pronounced [asoˈt̪ea]. Often confused with azteca and azotes.

Key facts for azotea
PropertyValue
Headwordazotea
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[asoˈt̪ea]
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,357
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of azotea in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for azotea is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [asoˈt̪ea]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,357 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for azotea, with forms such as "aoztea", "azoeta", and "azotae". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "azteca", "azotes", "Atea", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is azotea, spelled A-Z-O-T-E-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tejado plano de un edificio, dispuesto para su acceso y uso.
  2. 2
    Figurativamente, cabeza del ser humano.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aoztea,azoeta,azotae,azottea,aztoea,azzotea,zaotea

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for azotea

Misspelling Variants of "azotea"

aoztea6azoeta6azotae6azottea7aztoea6azzotea7zaotea6
Misspelling Variants of "azotea"

Frequency rank: #17,357 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "azotea"?
"azotea" is spelled A-Z-O-T-E-A. The IPA pronunciation is [asoˈt̪ea].
What does "azotea" mean?
As a noun, "azotea" means: Tejado plano de un edificio, dispuesto para su acceso y uso.
What words are commonly confused with "azotea"?
"azotea" is commonly confused with "azteca", "azotes", "Atea". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "azotea"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "azotea" is [asoˈt̪ea]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "azotea" come from?
"azotea" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.