nitrato
[niˈt̪ɾat̪o]
The verdict
“nitrato” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #32,769. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,769
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,828
- “N” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cualquiera de las sales o ésteres que provienen del ácido nítrico (HNO3), usadas para fabricar la pólvora.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nitrato |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [niˈt̪ɾat̪o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #32,769 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nitrato” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around nitrato (IPA [niˈt̪ɾat̪o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,769 among 7,828 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Cualquiera de las sales o ésteres que provienen del ácido nítrico (HNO3), usadas para fabricar la pólvora.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for nitrato, with forms such as "intrato", "nirtato", and "nitarto". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is nitrato, spelled N-I-T-R-A-T-O.
Definition
- 1Cualquiera de las sales o ésteres que provienen del ácido nítrico (HNO3), usadas para fabricar la pólvora.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- intrato
- nirtato
- nitarto
- nitraot
- nitratto
- nitrrato
- nitrtao
- nittrato
- nnitrato
- ntirato
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nitrato - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “nitrato”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is N-I-T-R-A-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [niˈt̪ɾat̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.