letrina
[leˈt̪ɾina]
The verdict
“letrina” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #58,643 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #58,643
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lugar destinado a la defecación.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | letrina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [leˈt̪ɾina] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #58,643 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “letrina” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for letrina is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [leˈt̪ɾina]. Corpus data places it at rank #58,643 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.
No generated misspelling entries exist for letrina in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is letrina, spelled L-E-T-R-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1Lugar destinado a la defecación.
- 2Lugar sucio o nauseabundo.
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 “letrina”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-E-T-R-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [leˈt̪ɾina] (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.