letra mayúscula
[ˈlet̪ɾa maˈʝuskula]
The verdict
“letra mayúscula” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Letra que se escribe más grande y generalmente con diferente forma que la minúscula. Se emplea como inicial de nombres propios, después de punto y en otros casos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | letra mayúscula |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈlet̪ɾa maˈʝuskula] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “letra mayúscula” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
letra mayúscula is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈlet̪ɾa maˈʝuskula]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Letra que se escribe más grande y generalmente con diferente forma que la minúscula. Se emplea como inicial de nombres propios, después de punto y en otros casos.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for letra mayúscula, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is letra mayúscula, spelled L-E-T-R-A- -M-A-Y-Ú-S-C-U-L-A.
Definition
- 1Letra que se escribe más grande y generalmente con diferente forma que la minúscula. Se emplea como inicial de nombres propios, después de punto y en otros casos.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “letra mayúscula”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-E-T-R-A- -M-A-Y-Ú-S-C-U-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈlet̪ɾa maˈʝuskula] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.