grieta

[ˈgɾjet̪a]

/[ˈgɾjet̪a]/ noun

The verdict

“grieta” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #16,604. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,604
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rotura larga y estrecha que se produce en una superficie o estructura.

Corpus desk

Index ES-grieta · grieta · Spanish

grieta · rank #16,604 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,604
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH gorila

Nearest frequency peer: gorila (-2 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “grieta”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “grieta” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

grieta vs grito
67% similar
grieta vs grita
83% similar
grieta vs guita
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for grieta
PropertyValue
Headwordgrieta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈgɾjet̪a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,604
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “grieta”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).grietacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “gorila” (#16,602), “guante” (#16,606), “gobernó” (#16,601). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “grieta” va en #16,604. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around grieta (IPA [ˈgɾjet̪a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,604 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for grieta, with forms such as "ggrieta", "gireta", and "greita". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "grito", "grita", "guita", and more, 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is grieta, spelled G-R-I-E-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rotura larga y estrecha que se produce en una superficie o estructura.
  2. 2
    En especial, lesión en forma de grieta₁ que afecta la piel o mucosa.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, divergencia o desacuerdo de opiniones que divide un grupo o institución en bandos.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how grieta appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Una cinta roja y blanca indica que el pabellón está clausurado. El piso se hunde, eso se ve a simple vista. En las aulas que hoy ya no pueden ser utilizadas, las paredes están atravesadas por grietas horizontales, señal del peligro inminente.
  2. Tener los pezones listos para amamantar, además de facilitarle al bebé succionar la leche, le ayudará a disminuir el riesgo de la aparición de grietas. Para lograrlo, se recomienda lubricar los pezones durante el embarazo.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggrieta
  • gireta
  • greita
  • grieat
  • grietta
  • gritea
  • grrieta
  • rgieta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of grieta - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ggrieta1gireta2greita2grieat2grietta1gritea2grrieta1rgieta2
Edit distance from "grieta"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "grieta"?
"grieta" is spelled G-R-I-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgɾjet̪a].
What does "grieta" mean?
As a noun, "grieta" means: Rotura larga y estrecha que se produce en una superficie o estructura.
What words are commonly confused with "grieta"?
"grieta" is commonly confused with "grito", "grita", "guita". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "grieta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grieta" is [ˈgɾjet̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grieta" come from?
"grieta" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "grieta", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list