metralletas

[met̪ɾaˈʝet̪as]

/[met̪ɾaˈʝet̪as]/ noun

The verdict

“metralletas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #67,924 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,924
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de metralleta.

Corpus desk

Index ES-metralletas · metralletas · Spanish

metralletas · rank #67,924 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,924
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mesonero

Nearest frequency peer: mesonero (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “metralletas”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “metralletas” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for metralletas
PropertyValue
Headwordmetralletas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[met̪ɾaˈʝet̪as]
Letters11
Frequency rank#67,924
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “metralletas” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.metralletascae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “mesonero” (#67,923), “mesiánica” (#67,922), “mexiquenses” (#67,926). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “metralletas” va en #67,924. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

metralletas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #67,924 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [met̪ɾaˈʝet̪as]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de metralleta.".

metralletas has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is metralletas, spelled M-E-T-R-A-L-L-E-T-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de 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 "metralletas"?
"metralletas" is spelled M-E-T-R-A-L-L-E-T-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [met̪ɾaˈʝet̪as].
What does "metralletas" mean?
As a noun, "metralletas" means: Forma del plural de metralleta.
How do you pronounce "metralletas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "metralletas" is [met̪ɾaˈʝet̪as]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "metralletas" come from?
"metralletas" 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 "metralletas", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list