jesuita

/[xeˈswit̪a]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#22,749

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

jesuita is anSpanishadj. It means: Que pertenece o concierne a la orden religiosa católica Compañía de Jesús, orden fundada por San Ignacio de Loyola en 1534 y aprobada en 1540 por Pablo III. Pronounced [xeˈswit̪a]. Often confused with jesuitas and Jessica.

Key facts for jesuita
PropertyValue
Headwordjesuita
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[xeˈswit̪a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#22,749
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for jesuita is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [xeˈswit̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,749 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for jesuita, with forms such as "ejsuita", "jesiuta", and "jessuita". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "jesuitas", "Jessica", 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 jesuita, spelled J-E-S-U-I-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que pertenece o concierne a la orden religiosa católica Compañía de Jesús, orden fundada por San Ignacio de Loyola en 1534 y aprobada en 1540 por Pablo III.
  2. 2
    Que actúa con hipocresía.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ejsuita,jesiuta,jessuita,jesuiat,jesuitta,jesutia,jeusita,jjesuita,jseuita

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for jesuita

Misspelling Variants of "jesuita"

ejsuita7jesiuta7jessuita8jesuiat7jesuitta8jesutia7jeusita7jjesuita8
Misspelling Variants of "jesuita"

Frequency rank: #22,749 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jesuita"?
"jesuita" is spelled J-E-S-U-I-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [xeˈswit̪a].
What does "jesuita" mean?
As an adj, "jesuita" means: Que pertenece o concierne a la orden religiosa católica Compañía de Jesús, orden fundada por San Ignacio de Loyola en 1534 y aprobada en 1540 por Pablo III.
What words are commonly confused with "jesuita"?
"jesuita" is commonly confused with "jesuitas", "Jessica". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jesuita"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jesuita" is [xeˈswit̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jesuita" come from?
"jesuita" 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.