exa-
[ˈeksa]
The verdict
“exa-” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prefix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Factor algebraico que indica un trillón (10¹⁸) de veces, de símbolo E. Precede a unidades de medición, tal como en exabyte, que –por estar expresado en prefijo binario– el exponente es 260: 10²⁶⁰.
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Index ES-exa · exa- · Spanish
exa- · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | exa- |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Prefix |
| IPA | [ˈeksa] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
exa- is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aprefix, transcribed [ˈeksa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Factor algebraico que indica un trillón (10¹⁸) de veces, de símbolo E. Precede a unidades de medición, tal como en exabyte, que –por estar expresado en prefijo binario– el exponente es 260: 10²⁶⁰.".
No misspelling variants are generated for exa- in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is exa-, spelled E-X-A--.
Definition
- 1Factor algebraico que indica un trillón (10¹⁸) de veces, de símbolo E. Precede a unidades de medición, tal como en exabyte, que –por estar expresado en prefijo binario– el exponente es 260: 10²⁶⁰.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how exa- appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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