exorcista

/[eksoɾˈsist̪a]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,570

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

exorcista is aSpanishnoun. It means: Persona que a través de oraciones y expresiones pueden expulsar a espíritus malignos de un sitio en concreto. Pronounced [eksoɾˈsist̪a]. Often confused with exorcismo.

Key facts for exorcista
PropertyValue
Headwordexorcista
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eksoɾˈsist̪a]
Letters9
Frequency rank#36,570
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for exorcista is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eksoɾˈsist̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,570 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Persona que a través de oraciones y expresiones pueden expulsar a espíritus malignos de un sitio en concreto.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for exorcista, with forms such as "eoxrcista", "exocrista", and "exorccista". 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, "exorcismo", 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 exorcista, spelled E-X-O-R-C-I-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
    Persona que a través de oraciones y expresiones pueden expulsar a espíritus malignos de un sitio en concreto.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eoxrcista,exocrista,exorccista,exorcisat,exorcissta,exorcistta,exorcitsa,exorcsita,exoricsta,exorrcista,exorsista,exrocista,exxorcista,xeorcista

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for exorcista

Misspelling Variants of "exorcista"

eoxrcista9exocrista9exorccista10exorcisat9exorcissta10exorcistta10exorcitsa9exorcsita9
Misspelling Variants of "exorcista"

Frequency rank: #36,570 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "exorcista"?
"exorcista" is spelled E-X-O-R-C-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [eksoɾˈsist̪a].
What does "exorcista" mean?
As a noun, "exorcista" means: Persona que a través de oraciones y expresiones pueden expulsar a espíritus malignos de un sitio en concreto.
What words are commonly confused with "exorcista"?
"exorcista" is commonly confused with "exorcismo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "exorcista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exorcista" is [eksoɾˈsist̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exorcista" come from?
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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.