letter

/ˈlɛt.ə(ɹ)/

//ˈlɛt.ə(ɹ)// noun

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The verdict

“letter” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,739 among 17,327 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,739
frequency rank, Spanish
17,327
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Letra.

Key facts for letter
PropertyValue
Headwordletter
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈlɛt.ə(ɹ)/
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,739
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “letter” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). letter lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

letter is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,739 among 17,327 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈlɛt.ə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

letter has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is letter, spelled L-E-T-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Letra.
  2. 2
    Carta.
  3. 3
    Tipo o estilo de letra.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "letter"?
"letter" is spelled L-E-T-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈlɛt.ə(ɹ)/.
What does "letter" mean?
As a noun, "letter" means: Letra.
How do you pronounce "letter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "letter" is /ˈlɛt.ə(ɹ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "letter" come from?
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Using “letter”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is L-E-T-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈlɛt.ə(ɹ)/ (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

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list