nota
[ˈnot̪a]
The verdict
“nota” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #712 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #712
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Señalización para facilitar el reconocimiento de algo o para darlo a conocer.
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 | nota |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnot̪a] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #712 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nota” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for nota is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnot̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #712 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 14 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for nota, with forms such as "nnota", "noat", and "notta". 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, "nt", "now", "nou", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is nota, spelled N-O-T-A.
Definition
- 1Señalización para facilitar el reconocimiento de algo o para darlo a conocer.
- 2Comentario o reflexión sobre un documento, que usualmente se escribe en los márgenes de sus páginas.
- 3Texto breve con cualquier clase de información.
- 4Reporte escrito, que califica resultados, desempeño, acciones, conductas, etc.
- 5Escrito breve que se hace para recordar o retomar posteriormente un asunto.
- 6Cualquier mensaje breve y escrito.
- 7La hoja donde se escribe la nota_(3,4,5,6).
- 8Resumen de una noticia publicada.
- 9Cada uno de los resultados de las evaluaciones académicas, por lo general dentro de una escala predeterminada.
- 10: Cada uno de los sonidos que tienen una frecuencia de oscilación característica y que se constituyen los elementos básicos con los que se construye una obra musical.
- 11Los símbolos con los que se representan las notas₁₀ musicales.
- 12Actitud, situación, persona, sensación u objeto ponderados como muy positivos o agradables.
- 13Estado de alteración al que se llega por haber consumido alguna droga psicotrópica.
- 14Objeto cuyo nombre no se recuerda o no se desea mencionar.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: nnota,noat,notta,ntoa,onta
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nota - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “nota”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is N-O-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈnot̪a] (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. nota 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.