criminalista

[kɾiminaˈlist̪a]

/[kɾiminaˈlist̪a]/ adj

The verdict

“criminalista” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #86,650 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,650
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que se especializa en el estudio y la investigación del crimen

Corpus desk

Index ES-criminalista · criminalista · Spanish

criminalista · rank #86,650 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,650
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH criaturita

Nearest frequency peer: criaturita (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “criminalista”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “criminalista” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for criminalista
PropertyValue
Headwordcriminalista
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kɾiminaˈlist̪a]
Letters12
Frequency rank#86,650
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “criminalista” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.criminalistacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “criaturita” (#86,649), “Crisanto” (#86,651), “criaste” (#86,648). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “criminalista” va en #86,650. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

criminalista is uncommon Spanish at frequency #86,650 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kɾiminaˈlist̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

criminalista doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is criminalista, spelled C-R-I-M-I-N-A-L-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que se especializa en el estudio y la investigación del crimen
  2. 2
    Dicho de un abogado, que se especializa en lo penal
  3. 3
    Dicho de un escribano, que actúa en juicios penales

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "criminalista"?
"criminalista" is spelled C-R-I-M-I-N-A-L-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kɾiminaˈlist̪a].
What does "criminalista" mean?
As an adjective, "criminalista" means: Que se especializa en el estudio y la investigación del crimen
How do you pronounce "criminalista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "criminalista" is [kɾiminaˈlist̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "criminalista" come from?
"criminalista" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "criminalista", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list