metralleta

[met̪ɾaˈʝet̪a]

/[met̪ɾaˈʝet̪a]/ noun

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The verdict

“metralleta” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #49,794. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,794
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arma automática, diseñada para disparar munición de pistola, pero con un tamaño menor y con menor potencia de fuego y alcance que un fusil (unos 150 m como máximo), pensada para proporcionar gran c...

Corpus desk

Index ES-metralleta · metralleta · Spanish

metralleta · rank #49,794 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #49,794
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH meticulosa

Nearest frequency peer: meticulosa (-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 “metralleta”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “metralleta” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

metralleta vs metralla
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for metralleta
PropertyValue
Headwordmetralleta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[met̪ɾaˈʝet̪a]
Letters10
Frequency rank#49,794
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “metralleta”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.metralletacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “meticulosa” (#49,793), “migra” (#49,795), “mendicidad” (#49,792). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “metralleta” va en #49,794. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around metralleta (IPA [met̪ɾaˈʝet̪a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,794 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 metralleta, with forms such as "emtralleta", "mertalleta", and "metarlleta". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "metralla", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 metralleta, spelled M-E-T-R-A-L-L-E-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arma automática, diseñada para disparar munición de pistola, pero con un tamaño menor y con menor potencia de fuego y alcance que un fusil (unos 150 m como máximo), pensada para proporcionar gran cadencia de fuego en distancias cortas y espacios cerrados.
  2. 2
    Línea improvisada en donde se combina un punchline con un doble tempo.

Synonyms

subfusil

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emtralleta
  • mertalleta
  • metarlleta
  • metralelta
  • metraleta
  • metralleat
  • metralletta
  • metralltea
  • metrlaleta
  • metrralleta
  • mettralleta
  • mmetralleta
  • mteralleta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of metralleta - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

emtralleta2mertalleta2metarlleta2metralelta2metraleta1metralleat2metralletta1metralltea2
Edit distance from "metralleta"

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 "metralleta"?
"metralleta" is spelled M-E-T-R-A-L-L-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [met̪ɾaˈʝet̪a].
What does "metralleta" mean?
As a noun, "metralleta" means: Arma automática, diseñada para disparar munición de pistola, pero con un tamaño menor y con menor potencia de fuego y alcance que un fusil (unos 150 m como máximo), pensada para proporcionar gran c...
What words are commonly confused with "metralleta"?
"metralleta" is commonly confused with "metralla". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "metralleta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "metralleta" is [met̪ɾaˈʝet̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "metralleta" come from?
"metralleta" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

meticulosa#49,793mendicidad#49,792mitológica#49,801llamábamos#49,765

Similar misspelling depth

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

multiusos13 variantsobviando13 variantslargarse13 variantsoralmente13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list