linear
[lineˈaɾ]
The verdict
“linear” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #57,900 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #57,900
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Con forma similar a la de una línea; largo y delgado, con los lados casi paralelos.
| 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) |
Where “linear” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for linear is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [lineˈaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #57,900 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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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Using “linear”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-I-N-E-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [lineˈaɾ] (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.