maletero
[maleˈt̪eɾo]
The verdict
“maletero” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #27,676 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #27,676
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Persona encargada de llevar las maletas a cambio de una propina.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | maletero |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [maleˈt̪eɾo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #27,676 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “maletero” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for maletero is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maleˈt̪eɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,676 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Persona encargada de llevar las maletas a cambio de una propina.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for maletero, with forms such as "amletero", "maeltero", and "maleetro". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is maletero, spelled M-A-L-E-T-E-R-O.
Definition
- 1Persona encargada de llevar las maletas a cambio de una propina.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amletero,maeltero,maleetro,maleteor,maleterro,maletreo,malettero,malletero,malteero,mlaetero,mmaletero
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of maletero - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “maletero”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-L-E-T-E-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [maleˈt̪eɾo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.