lintel
[lĩn̪ˈt̪el]
The verdict
“lintel” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - La piedra de sillería que cierra por arriba el telar de una puerta o ventana, y va asegurada sobre las jambas. Se distingue del arco adintelado, en que éste se compone de muchos sillares a manera d...
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Index ES-lintel · lintel · Spanish
lintel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lintel |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [lĩn̪ˈt̪el] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “lintel” en español
Rare enough to double-check
lintel is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [lĩn̪ˈt̪el]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "La piedra de sillería que cierra por arriba el telar de una puerta o ventana, y va asegurada sobre las jambas. Se distingue del arco adintelado, en que éste se compone de muchos sillares a manera d...".
Zero misspellings are on record for lintel in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 lintel, spelled L-I-N-T-E-L.
Definition
- 1La piedra de sillería que cierra por arriba el telar de una puerta o ventana, y va asegurada sobre las jambas. Se distingue del arco adintelado, en que éste se compone de muchos sillares a manera de cuñas.
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.