nata
[ˈnat̪a]
The verdict
“nata” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #19,184 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #19,184
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 4
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Capa cremosa que se forma encima de la leche, ya sea por dejarla en reposo o por hervirla y luego dejarla enfriar.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nata |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnat̪a] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #19,184 |
| Misspellings tracked | 4 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nata” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for nata is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, 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 generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for nata, with forms such as "naat", "natta", and "nnata". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "nt", "not", "nea", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists 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 nata, spelled N-A-T-A.
Definition
- 1Capa cremosa que se forma encima de la leche, ya sea por dejarla en reposo o por hervirla y luego dejarla enfriar.
- 2Substancia 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.
- 3Capa análoga a la nata₁ que se forma en algunos licores.
- 4La parte más rica y selecta de una cosa.
- 5Material 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
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nata - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “nata”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is N-A-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈnat̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “nt” - see the side-by-side comparison. nata vs nt
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.