height

/haɪt/

//haɪt// noun

The verdict

“height” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,993 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,993
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Altura.

Corpus desk

Index ES-height · height · Spanish

height · rank #66,993 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,993
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH hei

Nearest frequency peer: hei (-1 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “height”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “height” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for height
PropertyValue
Headwordheight
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/haɪt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#66,993
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “height” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).heightcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “hei” (#66,992), “helecho” (#66,994), “Heracles” (#66,995). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “height” va en #66,993. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

height is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,993 among 1,569 “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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list