literales

/[lit̪eˈɾales]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#43,687

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

literales is anSpanishadj. It means: Forma del plural de literal. Pronounced [lit̪eˈɾales]. Often confused with literas and literatos.

Key facts for literales
PropertyValue
Headwordliterales
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[lit̪eˈɾales]
Letters9
Frequency rank#43,687
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of literales in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for literales is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [lit̪eˈɾales]. Corpus data places it at rank #43,687 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de literal.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for literales, with forms such as "ilterales", "lietrales", and "litearles". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "literas", "literatos", "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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is literales, spelled L-I-T-E-R-A-L-E-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de literal.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ilterales,lietrales,litearles,literaels,literaless,literalles,literalse,literlaes,literrales,litreales,litterales,lliterales,ltierales

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for literales

Misspelling Variants of "literales"

ilterales9lietrales9litearles9literaels9literaless10literalles10literalse9literlaes9
Misspelling Variants of "literales"

Frequency rank: #43,687 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "literales"?
"literales" is spelled L-I-T-E-R-A-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [lit̪eˈɾales].
What does "literales" mean?
As an adj, "literales" means: Forma del plural de literal.
What words are commonly confused with "literales"?
"literales" is commonly confused with "literas", "literatos", "literal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "literales"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "literales" is [lit̪eˈɾales]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "literales" come from?
"literales" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.