idiota

/[iˈð̞jot̪a]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,127

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

idiota is anSpanishadj. It means: Dicho de un ciudadano: que se desentiende de los asuntos de la comunidad porque no participa de lo político o porque vela por sus propios intereses. Pronounced [iˈð̞jot̪a]. It ranks #3,127 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with imita and idiotas.

Key facts for idiota
PropertyValue
Headwordidiota
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[iˈð̞jot̪a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,127
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for idiota is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [iˈð̞jot̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,127 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for idiota, with forms such as "diiota", "iddiota", and "idioat". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "imita", "idiotas", "idiotez", 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 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 idiota, spelled I-D-I-O-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho de un ciudadano: que se desentiende de los asuntos de la comunidad porque no participa de lo político o porque vela por sus propios intereses.
  2. 2
    Que no tiene instrucción alguna.
  3. 3
    Falto de inteligencia o entendimiento.
  4. 4
    En particular, que padece idiocia.
  5. 5
    Dicho de una cosa, propia de un idiota.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: diiota,iddiota,idioat,idiotta,iditoa,idoita,iidota

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for idiota

Misspelling Variants of "idiota"

diiota6iddiota7idioat6idiotta7iditoa6idoita6iidota6
Misspelling Variants of "idiota"

Frequency rank: #3,127 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "idiota"?
"idiota" is spelled I-D-I-O-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [iˈð̞jot̪a].
What does "idiota" mean?
As an adj, "idiota" means: Dicho de un ciudadano: que se desentiende de los asuntos de la comunidad porque no participa de lo político o porque vela por sus propios intereses.
What words are commonly confused with "idiota"?
"idiota" is commonly confused with "imita", "idiotas", "idiotez". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "idiota"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "idiota" is [iˈð̞jot̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "idiota" come from?
"idiota" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.