nota

/[ˈnot̪a]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#712

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

nota is aSpanishnoun. It means: Señalización para facilitar el reconocimiento de algo o para darlo a conocer. Pronounced [ˈnot̪a]. It ranks #712 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with nt and now.

Key facts for nota
PropertyValue
Headwordnota
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnot̪a]
Letters4
Frequency rank#712
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for nota is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for nota, with forms such as "nnota", "noat", and "notta". 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", "now", "nou", 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 nota, spelled N-O-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Señalización para facilitar el reconocimiento de algo o para darlo a conocer.
  2. 2
    Comentario o reflexión sobre un documento, que usualmente se escribe en los márgenes de sus páginas.
  3. 3
    Texto breve con cualquier clase de información.
  4. 4
    Reporte escrito, que califica resultados, desempeño, acciones, conductas, etc.
  5. 5
    Escrito breve que se hace para recordar o retomar posteriormente un asunto.
  6. 6
    Cualquier mensaje breve y escrito.
  7. 7
    La hoja donde se escribe la nota_(3,4,5,6).
  8. 8
    Resumen de una noticia publicada.
  9. 9
    Cada uno de los resultados de las evaluaciones académicas, por lo general dentro de una escala predeterminada.
  10. 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.
  11. 11
    Los símbolos con los que se representan las notas₁₀ musicales.
  12. 12
    Actitud, situación, persona, sensación u objeto ponderados como muy positivos o agradables.
  13. 13
    Estado de alteración al que se llega por haber consumido alguna droga psicotrópica.
  14. 14
    Objeto cuyo nombre no se recuerda o no se desea mencionar.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nnota,noat,notta,ntoa,onta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for nota

Misspelling Variants of "nota"

nnota5noat4notta5ntoa4onta4
Misspelling Variants of "nota"

Frequency rank: #712 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nota"?
"nota" is spelled N-O-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnot̪a].
What does "nota" mean?
As a noun, "nota" means: Señalización para facilitar el reconocimiento de algo o para darlo a conocer.
What words are commonly confused with "nota"?
"nota" is commonly confused with "nt", "now", "nou". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nota"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nota" is [ˈnot̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nota" come from?
"nota" 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.