iota
[ˈjot̪a]
The verdict
“iota” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,039 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,039
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,428
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Letra del alfabeto griego (Ιι), equivalente a la 'I'.
Corpus desk
Index ES-iota · iota · Spanish
iota · rank #91,039 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #91,039
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,428
- PHOTO-FINISH irrecuperables
Nearest frequency peer: irrecuperables (+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 “iota”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- intervendría
intervendría
8,969 corpus weight
- intervenimos
intervenimos
8,968 corpus weight
- intrigados
intrigados
8,965 corpus weight
- iota
iota
8,962 corpus weight
- irrecuperab…
irrecuperables
8,961 corpus weight
- iteraciones
iteraciones
8,958 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “iota” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | iota |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈjot̪a] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #91,039 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “iota” en español
Rare enough to double-check
iota is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,039 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈjot̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Letra del alfabeto griego (Ιι), equivalente a la 'I'.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for iota in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is iota, spelled I-O-T-A.
Definition
- 1Letra del alfabeto griego (Ιι), equivalente a la 'I'.
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.
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