pita
[ˈpit̪a]
The verdict
“pita” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #23,543 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #23,543
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cordel de cáñamo.
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 | pita |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpit̪a] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #23,543 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pita” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pita is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpit̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,543 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 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 pita, with forms such as "ipta", "piat", and "pitta". 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, "PT", "put", "pot", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is pita, spelled P-I-T-A.
Definition
- 1Cordel de cáñamo.
- 2(Agave) Planta de la familia de las amarilidáceas, con hojas carnosas triangulares, espinosas en los bordes, de color verde claro, de 15 a 20 cm de anchura en la base y de hasta 3 m de longitud. Las flores son amarillentas, en ramilletes, sobre un bohordo central que tarda varios años en brotar pero puede crecer hasta los 6 o 7 m de altura. De las diversas especies se pueden obtener diferentes materias primas que sirven para elaborar diferentes infusiones y bebidas, como el pulque, tequila, sotol, bacanora, cocuy, aguamiel, sirope, etc.
- 3Hilo elaborado con la pita.
- 4(Aechmea) Cualquiera de las plantas del género Aechmea, familia Bromeliaceae, subfamilia Bromelioideae. Son epífitas o terrestres, acaulescentes o estoloníferas; plantas hermafroditas o dioicas. Hojas arrosetadas, márgenes armados. Escapo bien desarrollado, erecto o a veces nutante a péndulo; inflorescencias simples o compuestas y capitadas, digitadas o pinnadas, flores polísticas o dísticas; sépalos por lo general cortamente connados y asimétricos; pétalos libres, cada uno con un par de apéndices escuamiformes; estambres incluidos; ovario ínfero. El fruto es una baya; semillas sin apéndices.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ipta,piat,pitta,ppita,ptia
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pita - 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 “pita”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-I-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpit̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “PT” - see the side-by-side comparison. pita vs PT
- 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.