lita
[ˈlit̪a]
The verdict
“lita” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,340 among 2,069 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,340
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,069
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 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.
Corpus desk
Index ES-lita · lita · Spanish
lita · rank #54,340 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,340
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,069
- PHOTO-FINISH limit
Nearest frequency peer: limit (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “lita”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- legisla
legisla
45,667 corpus weight
- liberará
liberará
45,663 corpus weight
- limit
limit
45,662 corpus weight
- lita
lita
45,661 corpus weight
- llamase
llamase
45,660 corpus weight
- Lorna
Lorna
45,657 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “lita” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lita |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlit̪a] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #54,340 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “lita” en español
Rare enough to double-check
lita is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,340 among 2,069 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlit̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.".
Zero misspellings are on record for lita in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is lita, spelled L-I-T-A.
Definition
- 1Objeto 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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lita appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Entre 1os canastos está la Lita, dícese también. Alita, cesto de boqui extendido, platiforme de 46 cm. de circunsferencia, que se usa para aventar el trigo.
Synonyms
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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