lista negra
[ˈlist̪a ˈneɣ̞ɾa]
The verdict
“lista negra” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Conjunto de personas que, según algún criterio, no pueden participar en determinada actividad. Por lo común se basan en criterios inconfesables, como opiniones políticas, credos religiosos, defecto...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lista negra |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈlist̪a ˈneɣ̞ɾa] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lista negra” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
lista negra is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈlist̪a ˈneɣ̞ɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Conjunto de personas que, según algún criterio, no pueden participar en determinada actividad. Por lo común se basan en criterios inconfesables, como opiniones políticas, credos religiosos, defecto...".
lista negra has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is lista negra, spelled L-I-S-T-A- -N-E-G-R-A.
Definition
- 1Conjunto de personas que, según algún criterio, no pueden participar en determinada actividad. Por lo común se basan en criterios inconfesables, como opiniones políticas, credos religiosos, defectos físicos, conflictos personales, vida privada y otros semejantes; y por este motivo se oculta la existencia de una lista negra a los prejudicados con ella.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “lista negra”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-I-S-T-A- -N-E-G-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈlist̪a ˈneɣ̞ɾa] (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.