litera

[liˈt̪eɾa]

/[liˈt̪eɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“litera” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #31,871. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,871
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cama pequeña y sencilla que se usa generalmente en buques, trenes, cuarteles entre otros y que, por economía de espacio, se suelen colocar una encima de otra como una cucheta.

Corpus desk

Index ES-litera · litera · Spanish

litera · rank #31,871 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,871
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH linden

Nearest frequency peer: linden (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “litera”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “litera” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

litera vs litro
67% similar
litera vs Lutero
50% similar
litera vs literal
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for litera
PropertyValue
Headwordlitera
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[liˈt̪eɾa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,871
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “litera”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).literacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “linden” (#31,870), “lombardo” (#31,872), “licuadora” (#31,868). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “litera” va en #31,871. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around litera (IPA [liˈt̪eɾa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,871 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for litera, with forms such as "iltera", "lietra", and "litear". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "litro", "Lutero", "literal", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is litera, spelled L-I-T-E-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cama pequeña y sencilla que se usa generalmente en buques, trenes, cuarteles entre otros y que, por economía de espacio, se suelen colocar una encima de otra como una cucheta.
  2. 2
    Vehículo antiguo capaz para una o dos personas, a manera de caja de coche y con dos varas laterales que se afianzaban en dos caballerías, puestas una delante y otra detrás. También podían ser transportadas por hombres.

This word in other languages

bunk bed(English)Etagenbett(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iltera
  • lietra
  • litear
  • literra
  • litrea
  • littera
  • llitera
  • ltiera

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of litera - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

iltera2lietra2litear2literra1litrea2littera1llitera1ltiera2
Edit distance from "litera"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "litera"?
"litera" is spelled L-I-T-E-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [liˈt̪eɾa].
What does "litera" mean?
As a noun, "litera" means: Cama pequeña y sencilla que se usa generalmente en buques, trenes, cuarteles entre otros y que, por economía de espacio, se suelen colocar una encima de otra como una cucheta.
What words are commonly confused with "litera"?
"litera" is commonly confused with "litro", "Lutero", "literal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "litera"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "litera" is [liˈt̪eɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "litera" come from?
"litera" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "litera", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

linden#31,870meando#31,882jornal#31,859merito#31,884

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Lacalle8 variantsPalomo8 variantspeluda8 variantshereje8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list