maletera

[maleˈt̪eɾa]

/[maleˈt̪eɾa]/ noun

The verdict

“maletera” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #92,147 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,147
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Compartimento del automóvil en el que se guardan las maletas u otros bultos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-maletera · maletera · Spanish

maletera · rank #92,147 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,147
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH Maldini

Nearest frequency peer: Maldini (-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 “maletera”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “maletera” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for maletera
PropertyValue
Headwordmaletera
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maleˈt̪eɾa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#92,147
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “maletera” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).maleteracae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Maldini” (#92,146), “mamparas” (#92,150), “magrebíes” (#92,143). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “maletera” va en #92,147. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

maletera is uncommon Spanish at frequency #92,147 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [maleˈt̪eɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Compartimento del automóvil en el que se guardan las maletas u otros bultos.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for maletera, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is maletera, spelled M-A-L-E-T-E-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Compartimento del automóvil en el que se guardan las maletas u otros bultos.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "maletera"?
"maletera" is spelled M-A-L-E-T-E-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [maleˈt̪eɾa].
What does "maletera" mean?
As a noun, "maletera" means: Compartimento del automóvil en el que se guardan las maletas u otros bultos.
How do you pronounce "maletera"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maletera" is [maleˈt̪eɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list