ita

[iˈta]

/[iˈta]/ noun

The verdict

“ita” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #38,192) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#38,192
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Piedra, así

Corpus desk

Index ES-ita · ita · Spanish

ita · rank #38,192 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,192
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH investigaba

Nearest frequency peer: investigaba (-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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “ita”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “ita” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

ita vs ix
33% similar
ita vs IU
0% similar
ita vs IVA
0% similar

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

Key facts for ita
PropertyValue
Headwordita
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[iˈta]
Letters3
Frequency rank#38,192
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “ita”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).itacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “investigaba” (#38,191), “intercambiables” (#38,189), “jubilar” (#38,195). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “ita” va en #38,192. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for ita is neighbouring look-alikes ("ix", "IU", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [iˈta]. Frequency #38,192 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Gloss: "Piedra, así".

Zero misspellings are on record for ita in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ix", "IU", "IVA", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is ita, spelled I-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Piedra, así

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 "ita"?
"ita" is spelled I-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [iˈta].
What does "ita" mean?
As a noun, "ita" means: Piedra, así
What words are commonly confused with "ita"?
"ita" is commonly confused with "ix", "IU", "IVA". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ita"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ita" is [iˈta]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ita" come from?
"ita" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list