pelta
Spanish, noun/ˈpelta/
pelta is spelled P-E-L-T-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 91 million words in written Spanish, the 328,186th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pelta is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “pelta (A small shield)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Órgano esporífero plano y poco sobresaliente de los líquenes”.
What does pelta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepelta (A small shield)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Escudo ligero que los antiguos soldados griegos usaban en las batallas. 2. Órgano esporífero plano y poco sobresaliente de los líquenes.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pelta
- peltas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pelta?
- /ˈpelta/
- [ˈpel̪.t̪a]
- [ˈpel̪t̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pelta in Spanish?
pelta appears about once in every 91 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).