meseta
[meˈset̪a]
The verdict
“meseta” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #19,494 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #19,494
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Extensión de terreno plano ubicada en cimas de una altura aproximada igual o mayor a 500 m sobre el nivel del mar.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | meseta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [meˈset̪a] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #19,494 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “meseta” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for meseta is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [meˈset̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,494 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for meseta, with forms such as "emseta", "meceta", and "meesta". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "meta", "mesita", "métete", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is meseta, spelled M-E-S-E-T-A.
Definition
- 1Extensión de terreno plano ubicada en cimas de una altura aproximada igual o mayor a 500 m sobre el nivel del mar.
- 2Área horizontal más amplia que un peldaño en que termina uno de los tramos de las escaleras.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: emseta,meceta,meesta,meseat,mesetta,messeta,mestea,mmeseta,mseeta
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of meseta - 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 “meseta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-E-S-E-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [meˈset̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “meta” - see the side-by-side comparison. meseta vs meta
- 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.