medallista

[með̞aˈʝist̪a]

/[með̞aˈʝist̪a]/ noun

The verdict

“medallista” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #32,755. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,755
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona que consigue una medalla como premio a su esfuerzo en la competición.

Corpus desk

Index ES-medallista · medallista · Spanish

medallista · rank #32,755 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,755
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mechas

Nearest frequency peer: mechas (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “medallista”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “medallista” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for medallista
PropertyValue
Headwordmedallista
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[með̞aˈʝist̪a]
Letters10
Frequency rank#32,755
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “medallista”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).medallistacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “mechas” (#32,754), “melodrama” (#32,756), “militarización” (#32,757). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “medallista” va en #32,755. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around medallista (IPA [með̞aˈʝist̪a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,755 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for medallista, with forms such as "emdallista", "mdeallista", and "meadllista". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is medallista, spelled M-E-D-A-L-L-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que consigue una medalla como premio a su esfuerzo en la competición.
  2. 2
    Persona que crea medallas o medallones.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how medallista appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La medalla de la Unesco es obra de Víctor Douek, medallista - escultor y especialista en caligrafía árabe.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emdallista
  • mdeallista
  • meadllista
  • medalilsta
  • medalista
  • medallisat
  • medallissta
  • medallistta
  • medallitsa
  • medallsita
  • meddallista
  • medlalista
  • mmedallista

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of medallista - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

emdallista2mdeallista2meadllista2medalilsta2medalista1medallisat2medallissta1medallistta1
Edit distance from "medallista"

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 "medallista"?
"medallista" is spelled M-E-D-A-L-L-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [með̞aˈʝist̪a].
What does "medallista" mean?
As a noun, "medallista" means: Persona que consigue una medalla como premio a su esfuerzo en la competición.
What are common misspellings of "medallista"?
Common misspellings include "emdallista", "mdeallista", "meadllista", "medalilsta", "medalista". The correct spelling is "medallista".
How do you pronounce "medallista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "medallista" is [með̞aˈʝist̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "medallista" come from?
"medallista" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list