política

[poˈlit̪ika]

/[poˈlit̪ika]/ noun

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The verdict

“política” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #249. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#249
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Conjunto de prácticas, saberes e ideologías respecto al gobierno de las naciones.

Corpus desk

Index ES-politica · política · Spanish

política · rank #249 · 11 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #249
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH mujeres

Nearest frequency peer: mujeres (-1 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 “política”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “política” 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).

política vs político
88% similar
política vs positiva
63% similar
política vs políticos
78% similar

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

Key facts for política
PropertyValue
Headwordpolítica
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[poˈlit̪ika]
Letters8
Frequency rank#249
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “política”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.políticacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “mujeres” (#248), “problema” (#250), “final” (#247). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “política” va en #249. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around política (IPA [poˈlit̪ika]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #249 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for política, with forms such as "oplítica", "ploítica", and "pollítica". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "político", "positiva", "políticos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is política, spelled P-O-L-Í-T-I-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conjunto de prácticas, saberes e ideologías respecto al gobierno de las naciones.
  2. 2
    Profesión de quienes están o aspiran a estar a cargo de los asuntos públicos, civiles o ciudadanos.
  3. 3
    Conjunto de ideales y estrategias que guían la toma de decisiones para la consecución de unos objetivos.
  4. 4
    Dirección general que determina el modo de proceder de un individuo, grupo o entidad en un tema determinado.
  5. 5
    Manera de comportarse convencionalmente aceptada como buena.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how política appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Una historia de la política debe incluir las diferentes formas de gobierno.
  2. Este senador se ha dedicado a la política durante varias décadas.

Synonyms

cortesíaurbanidad

This word in other languages

politics(English)politique(Français)Politik(Deutsch)política(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oplítica
  • ploítica
  • pollítica
  • poltíica
  • políitca
  • polítcia
  • polítiac
  • políticca
  • políttica
  • poíltica
  • ppolítica

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of política - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

oplítica2ploítica2pollítica1poltíica2políitca2polítcia2polítiac2políticca1
Edit distance from "política"

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 "política"?
"política" is spelled P-O-L-Í-T-I-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [poˈlit̪ika].
What does "política" mean?
As a noun, "política" means: Conjunto de prácticas, saberes e ideologías respecto al gobierno de las naciones.
What words are commonly confused with "política"?
"política" is commonly confused with "político", "positiva", "políticos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "política"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "política" is [poˈlit̪ika]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "política" come from?
"política" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

problema#250nosotros#225millones#281haciendo#295

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

embargo11 variantssistema11 variantsgrandes11 variantsrealidad11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list