bellota

/[beˈʝot̪a]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#42,298

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

bellota is aSpanishnoun. It means: Fruto del roble y otros árboles del género Quercus, de forma ovalada. Pronounced [beˈʝot̪a]. Often confused with bella and bello.

Key facts for bellota
PropertyValue
Headwordbellota
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[beˈʝot̪a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#42,298
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for bellota is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [beˈʝot̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,298 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 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for bellota, with forms such as "bbellota", "belloat", and "bellotta". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "bella", "bello", "bellos", 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 bellota, spelled B-E-L-L-O-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fruto del roble y otros árboles del género Quercus, de forma ovalada.
  2. 2
    Por analogía, conjunto de hebras de lana en forma de esfera que coronan un gorro chilote.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbellota,belloat,bellotta,belltoa,belolta,belota,blelota,ebllota,vellota

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for bellota

Misspelling Variants of "bellota"

bbellota8belloat7bellotta8belltoa7belolta7belota6blelota7ebllota7
Misspelling Variants of "bellota"

Frequency rank: #42,298 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bellota"?
"bellota" is spelled B-E-L-L-O-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [beˈʝot̪a].
What does "bellota" mean?
As a noun, "bellota" means: Fruto del roble y otros árboles del género Quercus, de forma ovalada.
What words are commonly confused with "bellota"?
"bellota" is commonly confused with "bella", "bello", "bellos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bellota"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bellota" is [beˈʝot̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bellota" come from?
"bellota" 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.