listel

[lisˈt̪el]

/[lisˈt̪el]/ noun

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The verdict

“listel” 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 May 6, 2026) - Cualquiera de los entrepaños que hay en un triglifo entre las canales.

Corpus desk

Index ES-listel · listel · Spanish

listel · 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.

Key facts for listel
PropertyValue
Headwordlistel
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[lisˈt̪el]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “listel” sits in Spanish frequency

listel falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

listel is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [lisˈt̪el]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for listel in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is listel, spelled L-I-S-T-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cualquiera de los entrepaños que hay en un triglifo entre las canales.
  2. 2
    Parte decorativa en forma de listón saliente en un perfil uniforme.
  3. 3
    Relieve plano, en las piezas de artillería.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "listel"?
"listel" is spelled L-I-S-T-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [lisˈt̪el].
What does "listel" mean?
As a noun, "listel" means: Cualquiera de los entrepaños que hay en un triglifo entre las canales.
How do you pronounce "listel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "listel" is [lisˈt̪el]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "listel" come from?
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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