egoísta

/[eɣ̞oˈist̪a]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,836

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

egoísta is anSpanishadj. It means: Que es reacio a compartir lo que tiene. Pronounced [eɣ̞oˈist̪a]. Often confused with exista and egoístas.

Key facts for egoísta
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Headwordegoísta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[eɣ̞oˈist̪a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,836
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for egoísta is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eɣ̞oˈist̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,836 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 generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for egoísta, with forms such as "eggoísta", "egosíta", and "egoísat". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "exista", "egoístas", "egoísmo", 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 egoísta, spelled E-G-O-Í-S-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que es reacio a compartir lo que tiene.
  2. 2
    Persona que sólo piensa en sí misma.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eggoísta,egosíta,egoísat,egoíssta,egoístta,egoítsa,egíosta,eogísta,geoísta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for egoísta

Misspelling Variants of "egoísta"

eggoísta8egosíta7egoísat7egoíssta8egoístta8egoítsa7egíosta7eogísta7
Misspelling Variants of "egoísta"

Frequency rank: #10,836 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "egoísta"?
"egoísta" is spelled E-G-O-Í-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [eɣ̞oˈist̪a].
What does "egoísta" mean?
As an adj, "egoísta" means: Que es reacio a compartir lo que tiene.
What words are commonly confused with "egoísta"?
"egoísta" is commonly confused with "exista", "egoístas", "egoísmo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "egoísta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "egoísta" is [eɣ̞oˈist̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "egoísta" come from?
"egoísta" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.