junta
[ˈxũn̪t̪a]
The verdict
“junta” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,513 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,513
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Reunión de un grupo de personas para tratar un tema.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | junta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈxũn̪t̪a] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #1,513 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “junta” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for junta is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈxũn̪t̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,513 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for junta, with forms such as "jjunta", "jnuta", and "junat". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "just", "jura", "junto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 junta, spelled J-U-N-T-A.
Definition
- 1Reunión de un grupo de personas para tratar un tema.
- 2El compuesto de varias cosas reunidas.
- 3Consulta entre dos o más profesores de una misma ciencia para resolver acerca de un caso dado.
- 4Unión.
- 5Cada una de las dos superficies laterales de un sillar.
- 6Pieza colocada en las uniones de una tubería, sobre todo en las tuberías de los motores de combustión, para evitar el escape de fluidos.
- 7Grupo de personas que dirige una institución.
- 8Espacio entre las piedras o ladrillos de un muro que está rellenado con cemento, yeso, argamasa u otro material.
- 9Reunión social para bailar y divertirse.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: jjunta,jnuta,junat,junnta,juntta,jutna,ujnta
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of junta - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Using “junta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is J-U-N-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈxũn̪t̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “just” - see the side-by-side comparison. junta vs just
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.