nata

/[ˈnat̪a]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,184

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

nata is aSpanishnoun. It means: Capa cremosa que se forma encima de la leche, ya sea por dejarla en reposo o por hervirla y luego dejarla enfriar. Pronounced [ˈnat̪a]. Often confused with nt and not.

Key facts for nata
PropertyValue
Headwordnata
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnat̪a]
Letters4
Frequency rank#19,184
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for nata is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnat̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,184 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for nata, with forms such as "naat", "natta", and "nnata". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "nt", "not", "nea", and more, 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 nata, spelled N-A-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Capa cremosa que se forma encima de la leche, ya sea por dejarla en reposo o por hervirla y luego dejarla enfriar.
  2. 2
    Substancia grasa que se encuentra en la leche cruda -no procesada-, que puede separarse de ésta por un proceso de centrifugado, o dejándola reposar. Se usa principalmente como ingrediente en repostería y para elaborar mantequilla.
  3. 3
    Capa análoga a la nata₁ que se forma en algunos licores.
  4. 4
    La parte más rica y selecta de una cosa.
  5. 5
    Material sin valor que se descarta de la mena al extraer un mineral de un yacimiento.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: naat,natta,nnata,ntaa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for nata

Misspelling Variants of "nata"

naat4natta5nnata5ntaa4
Misspelling Variants of "nata"

Frequency rank: #19,184 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nata"?
"nata" is spelled N-A-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnat̪a].
What does "nata" mean?
As a noun, "nata" means: Capa cremosa que se forma encima de la leche, ya sea por dejarla en reposo o por hervirla y luego dejarla enfriar.
What words are commonly confused with "nata"?
"nata" is commonly confused with "nt", "not", "nea". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nata"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nata" is [ˈnat̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nata" come from?
"nata" 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.