castañetas
[kast̪aˈɲet̪as]
The verdict
“castañetas” 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) - Forma del plural de castañeta.
Corpus desk
Index ES-castanetas · castañetas · Spanish
castañetas · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | castañetas |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kast̪aˈɲet̪as] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “castañetas” en español
Rare enough to double-check
castañetas is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kast̪aˈɲet̪as]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de castañeta.".
No misspelling variants are generated for castañetas in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is castañetas, spelled C-A-S-T-A-Ñ-E-T-A-S.
Definition
- 1Forma del plural de castañeta.
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.