maleta

/[maˈlet̪a]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,173

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

maleta is aSpanishnoun. It means: Caja o recipiente, dotado de asas u otros medios de sujeción, empleada para transportar ropas y otros enseres en cierta cantidad durante un viaje. Pronounced [maˈlet̪a]. Often confused with mata and meta.

Key facts for maleta
PropertyValue
Headwordmaleta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈlet̪a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,173
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for maleta is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maˈlet̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,173 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for maleta, with forms such as "amleta", "maelta", and "maleat". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mata", "meta", "multa", 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 maleta, spelled M-A-L-E-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Caja o recipiente, dotado de asas u otros medios de sujeción, empleada para transportar ropas y otros enseres en cierta cantidad durante un viaje.
  2. 2
    Depósito ubicado en el automóvil para el transporte de bienes.
  3. 3
    Bolso en que niños y adolescentes llevan sus útiles escolares.
  4. 4
    Parte de atrás del cuerpo humano, desde los hombros hasta la cintura.
  5. 5
    Encorvamiento irregular de la espalda por problemas de la columna vertebral.
  6. 6
    Tipo de pan con relleno de diferentes carnes.
  7. 7
    Fajo o paquete, grupo considerable de objetos puestos juntos para su acarreo.
  8. 8
    Relieve que forman los genitales masculinos cuando se lleva ropa ceñida.
  9. 9
    Nombre dado al trasero de una persona, particularmente el de las mujeres.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amleta,maelta,maleat,maletta,malleta,maltea,mlaeta,mmaleta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for maleta

Misspelling Variants of "maleta"

amleta6maelta6maleat6maletta7malleta7maltea6mlaeta6mmaleta7
Misspelling Variants of "maleta"

Frequency rank: #10,173 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "maleta"?
"maleta" is spelled M-A-L-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈlet̪a].
What does "maleta" mean?
As a noun, "maleta" means: Caja o recipiente, dotado de asas u otros medios de sujeción, empleada para transportar ropas y otros enseres en cierta cantidad durante un viaje.
What words are commonly confused with "maleta"?
"maleta" is commonly confused with "mata", "meta", "multa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "maleta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maleta" is [maˈlet̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maleta" come from?
"maleta" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

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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.