-lita
Spanish, suffix
-lita is spelled L-I-T-A (4 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 54,064th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). -lita is a Spanish feminine suffix meaning “-lite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). On this page, lita is a different word: “third-person singular present indicative”. On this page, litá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of litar”.
What does -lita mean in English?
suffix
- 1
feminine-lite
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of litar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Objeto semejante a un plato de alrededor de 1 metro de diámetro, hecho de voqui tejido en espiral. Se usaba para aventar los granos de trigo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of -lita
- litas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to -lita
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is -lita in Spanish?
-lita appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).