nata

[ˈnat̪a]

/[ˈnat̪a]/ noun

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The verdict

“nata” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #19,184) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#19,184
frequency rank, Spanish
1,151
“N” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capa cremosa que se forma encima de la leche, ya sea por dejarla en reposo o por hervirla y luego dejarla enfriar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-nata · nata · Spanish

nata · rank #19,184 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,184
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH multimillonar…

Nearest frequency peer: multimillonario (-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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “nata”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “nata” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

nata vs nt
50% similar
nata vs not
50% similar
nata vs nea
50% similar

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

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

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “nata”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).natacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “multimillonario” (#19,183), “Nayarit” (#19,185), “mordida” (#19,182). Entre 1,151 lemas con “N”, “nata” va en #19,184. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for nata is neighbouring look-alikes ("nt", "not", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈnat̪a]. Frequency #19,184 among 1,151 “N” headwords. 5 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

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

  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

crema de lechecremaganga

This word in other languages

cream(English)crème(Français)Sahne(Deutsch)nata(Português)

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.

naat2natta1nnata1ntaa2
Edit distance from "nata"

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 "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'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 "nata", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

opio#19,191memo#19,175Meca#19,174Igor#19,136

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list