litera
Spanish, noun/liˈteɾa/
litera is spelled L-I-T-E-R-A (6 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 31,673rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Litera is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “bunk bed (piece of furniture made up of two beds stacked on top of each other)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cama pequeña y sencilla que se usa generalmente en buques, trenes, cuarteles entre otros y que, por economía…”.
What does litera mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebunk bed (piece of furniture made up of two beds stacked on top of each other)
- 2
femininebunk (each of the two beds that make up a bunk bed)
- 3
feminineberth, couchette (on a ship or train)
- 4
femininelitter (vehicle)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 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. 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.
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 litera
- literas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce litera?
- /liˈteɾa/
- [liˈt̪e.ɾa]
- [liˈt̪eɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to litera
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is litera in Spanish?
litera appears 1.2 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).