nasa

[ˈnasa]

/[ˈnasa]/ noun

The verdict

“nasa” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,601. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,601
frequency rank, Spanish
1,151
“N” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cesta de red o mimbre, en forma de embudo, usada para la pesca

Corpus desk

Index ES-nasa · nasa · Spanish

nasa · rank #7,601 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,601
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH mortales

Nearest frequency peer: mortales (-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 “nasa”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “nasa” 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).

nasa vs nat
50% similar
nasa vs nea
50% similar
nasa vs nota
50% similar

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

Key facts for nasa
PropertyValue
Headwordnasa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnasa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#7,601
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “nasa”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).nasacae 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 “mortales” (#7,600), “noreste” (#7,602), “miradas” (#7,599). Entre 1,151 lemas con “N”, “nasa” va en #7,601. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around nasa (IPA [ˈnasa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,601 among 1,151 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for nasa, with forms such as "ansa", "naas", and "nassa". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "nat", "nea", "nota", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is nasa, spelled N-A-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cesta de red o mimbre, en forma de embudo, usada para la pesca
  2. 2
    Cesta para llevar pescado
  3. 3
    Tinaja para alimentos no perecederos

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ansa
  • naas
  • nassa
  • nnasa
  • nsaa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nasa - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ansa2naas2nassa1nnasa1nsaa2
Edit distance from "nasa"

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 "nasa"?
"nasa" is spelled N-A-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnasa].
What does "nasa" mean?
As a noun, "nasa" means: Cesta de red o mimbre, en forma de embudo, usada para la pesca
What words are commonly confused with "nasa"?
"nasa" is commonly confused with "nat", "nea", "nota". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nasa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nasa" is [ˈnasa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nasa" come from?
"nasa" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list