nutria

[ˈnut̪ɾja]

/[ˈnut̪ɾja]/ noun

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The verdict

“nutria” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #43,148. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,148
frequency rank, Spanish
1,151
“N” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Familia Lutrinae) Cualquiera de trece especies de mamíferos carnívoros mustélidos, de hábitos acuáticos y cuerpo fusiforme, de tamaño variable según la especie. Poseen un tupido pelaje impermeable...

Corpus desk

Index ES-nutria · nutria · Spanish

nutria · rank #43,148 · 8 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,148
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH notorias

Nearest frequency peer: notorias (-2 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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “nutria”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “nutria” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

nutria vs nutrir
83% similar
nutria vs nutrido
71% similar
nutria vs nutrida
86% similar

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

Key facts for nutria
PropertyValue
Headwordnutria
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnut̪ɾja]
Letters6
Frequency rank#43,148
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “nutria”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “notorias” (#43,146), “observaban” (#43,150), “Norfolk” (#43,145). Entre 1,151 lemas con “N”, “nutria” va en #43,148. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around nutria (IPA [ˈnut̪ɾja]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,148 among 1,151 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for nutria, with forms such as "nnutria", "nturia", and "nurtia". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "nutrir", "nutrido", "nutrida", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is nutria, spelled N-U-T-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Familia Lutrinae) Cualquiera de trece especies de mamíferos carnívoros mustélidos, de hábitos acuáticos y cuerpo fusiforme, de tamaño variable según la especie. Poseen un tupido pelaje impermeable y muy fino, que les permite conservar el calor del cuerpo, y una cola larga, que los ayuda en la natación. Son voraces predadores.
  2. 2
    La piel de este animal.
  3. 3
    (Myocastor coypus Molina) Por analogía, especie de roedor natural de Argentina y Chile. Es un equimíido de gran talla, hasta 10 kilos de peso, con cola larga y escamosa. El áspero pelo superior recubre un vello inferior de considerable valor comercial en peletería. Es de hábitos nocturnos.

Synonyms

ludriacoipoquiyá

This word in other languages

otter(English)loutre(Français)Oter(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nnutria
  • nturia
  • nurtia
  • nutira
  • nutrai
  • nutrria
  • nuttria
  • untria

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nutria - 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.

nnutria1nturia2nurtia2nutira2nutrai2nutrria1nuttria1untria2
Edit distance from "nutria"

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 "nutria"?
"nutria" is spelled N-U-T-R-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnut̪ɾja].
What does "nutria" mean?
As a noun, "nutria" means: (Familia Lutrinae) Cualquiera de trece especies de mamíferos carnívoros mustélidos, de hábitos acuáticos y cuerpo fusiforme, de tamaño variable según la especie. Poseen un tupido pelaje impermeable...
What words are commonly confused with "nutria"?
"nutria" is commonly confused with "nutrir", "nutrido", "nutrida". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nutria"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nutria" is [ˈnut̪ɾja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nutria" come from?
"nutria" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nutria", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nacerá#43,142muerda#43,140Monday#43,135mimado#43,133

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

nabos8 variantspatita8 variantsmillion8 variantsplant8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list