metralleta

/[met̪ɾaˈʝet̪a]/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#49,794

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

metralleta is aSpanishnoun. It 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... Pronounced [met̪ɾaˈʝet̪a]. Often confused with metralla.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of metralleta in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for metralleta is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [met̪ɾaˈʝet̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,794 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for metralleta, with forms such as "emtralleta", "mertalleta", and "metarlleta". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "metralla", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is metralleta, spelled M-E-T-R-A-L-L-E-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emtralleta,mertalleta,metarlleta,metralelta,metraleta,metralleat,metralletta,metralltea,metrlaleta,metrralleta,mettralleta,mmetralleta,mteralleta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for metralleta

Misspelling Variants of "metralleta"

emtralleta10mertalleta10metarlleta10metralelta10metraleta9metralleat10metralletta11metralltea10
Misspelling Variants of "metralleta"

Frequency rank: #49,794 in Spanish

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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.