kriptonita
[kɾipt̪oˈnit̪a]
The verdict
“kriptonita” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #90,052 among 3,662 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,052
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,662
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En las historietas de Superman, sustancia que lo vuelve débil y hace que pierda sus poderes.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kriptonita |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɾipt̪oˈnit̪a] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #90,052 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kriptonita” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
kriptonita is uncommon Spanish at frequency #90,052 among 3,662 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɾipt̪oˈnit̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
kriptonita has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is kriptonita, spelled K-R-I-P-T-O-N-I-T-A.
Definition
- 1En las historietas de Superman, sustancia que lo vuelve débil y hace que pierda sus poderes.
- 2Cualquier sustancia o cosa que hace que disminuyan las capacidades naturales o habilidades de alguien.
This word in other languages
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 “kriptonita”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is K-R-I-P-T-O-N-I-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kɾipt̪oˈnit̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.