linear
[lineˈaɾ]
The verdict
“linear” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,900 among 2,069 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,900
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,069
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Con forma similar a la de una línea; largo y delgado, con los lados casi paralelos.
Corpus desk
Index ES-linear · linear · Spanish
linear · rank #57,900 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,900
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,069
- PHOTO-FINISH linces
Nearest frequency peer: linces (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “linear”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- lidiado
lidiado
42,105 corpus weight
- linces
linces
42,102 corpus weight
- linear
linear
42,101 corpus weight
- llenaría
llenaría
42,100 corpus weight
- Lloret
Lloret
42,099 corpus weight
- location
location
42,098 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “linear” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | linear |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [lineˈaɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #57,900 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “linear” en español
Rare enough to double-check
linear is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,900 among 2,069 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [lineˈaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Con forma similar a la de una línea; largo y delgado, con los lados casi paralelos.".
No misspelling variants are generated for linear in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is linear, spelled L-I-N-E-A-R.
Definition
- 1Con forma similar a la de una línea; largo y delgado, con los lados casi paralelos.
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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