iza

[ˈisa]

/[ˈisa]/ noun

The verdict

“iza” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #49,092) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#49,092
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de izar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-iza · iza · Spanish

iza · rank #49,092 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,092
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH irresistibles

Nearest frequency peer: irresistibles (-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 “iza”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “iza” 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).

iza vs I
0% similar
iza vs ir
33% similar
iza vs ii
33% similar

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

Key facts for iza
PropertyValue
Headwordiza
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈisa]
Letters3
Frequency rank#49,092
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “iza”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.izacae 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 “irresistibles” (#49,091), “jabalina” (#49,093), “irremediable” (#49,090). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “iza” va en #49,092. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for iza is neighbouring look-alikes ("I", "ir", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈisa]. Frequency #49,092 among 3,428 “I” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

No generated misspelling entries exist for iza in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "I", "ir", "ii", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is iza, spelled I-Z-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de izar.
  2. 2
    Mujer que presta servicios sexuales por dinero.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how iza appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La coima y los chulamos Lo eran sin comparacion: Muquian de golloria, Piaban de mogollon. Allí hablara la iza Una godeña razon.
  2. Avizorad las linternas: que en pendencias amorosas los chismosos y soplones merecen ejecutoria. Decí a Cardoncha que venga en zapatos por la posta; que la iza le merece aun el volar por lisonja.

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 "iza"?
"iza" is spelled I-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈisa].
What does "iza" mean?
As a noun, "iza" means: Acción o efecto de izar.
What words are commonly confused with "iza"?
"iza" is commonly confused with "I", "ir", "ii". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "iza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "iza" is [ˈisa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "iza" come from?
"iza" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "iza", 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