excreta
[eksˈkɾet̪a]
The verdict
“excreta” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #95,204 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,204
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Desechos orgánicos eliminados por el cuerpo, incluyendo heces, líquidos y otras secreciones metabólicas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | excreta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [eksˈkɾet̪a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #95,204 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “excreta” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
excreta is uncommon Spanish at frequency #95,204 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [eksˈkɾet̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Desechos orgánicos eliminados por el cuerpo, incluyendo heces, líquidos y otras secreciones metabólicas.".
excreta has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 excreta, spelled E-X-C-R-E-T-A.
Definition
- 1Desechos orgánicos eliminados por el cuerpo, incluyendo heces, líquidos y otras secreciones metabólicas.
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 “excreta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-X-C-R-E-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [eksˈkɾet̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.