electricista
[elekt̪ɾiˈsist̪a]
The verdict
“electricista” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #27,581 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #27,581
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 12
- letters
- 19
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que se dedica al estudio y las aplicaciones de la electricidad.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | electricista |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [elekt̪ɾiˈsist̪a] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #27,581 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “electricista” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for electricista is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [elekt̪ɾiˈsist̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,581 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Que se dedica al estudio y las aplicaciones de la electricidad.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for electricista, with forms such as "eelctricista", "elcetricista", and "elecctricista". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "electricistas", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is electricista, spelled E-L-E-C-T-R-I-C-I-S-T-A.
Definition
- 1Que se dedica al estudio y las aplicaciones de la electricidad.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eelctricista,elcetricista,elecctricista,elecrticista,electircista,electrciista,electriccista,electricisat,electricissta,electricistta,electricitsa,electricsita,electriicsta,electrisista,electrricista,electtricista,eletcricista,ellectricista,leectricista
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of electricista - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “electricista”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-L-E-C-T-R-I-C-I-S-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [elekt̪ɾiˈsist̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “electricistas” - see the side-by-side comparison. electricista vs electricistas
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.