height

/haɪt/

//haɪt// noun

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The verdict

“height” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,993 among 15,034 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,993
frequency rank, Spanish
15,034
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Altura.

Key facts for height
PropertyValue
Headwordheight
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/haɪt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#66,993
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “height” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). height lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

height is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,993 among 15,034 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /haɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

height doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is height, spelled H-E-I-G-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Altura.
  2. 2
    Altitud.

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 "height"?
"height" is spelled H-E-I-G-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is /haɪt/.
What does "height" mean?
As a noun, "height" means: Altura.
How do you pronounce "height"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "height" is /haɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "height" come from?
"height" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “height”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is H-E-I-G-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /haɪt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list