poltergeist
[pol̪t̪eɾˈxejst̪]
The verdict
“poltergeist” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #73,961 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #73,961
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fantasma que se manifiesta haciendo ruidos, golpes o causando desorden.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | poltergeist |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pol̪t̪eɾˈxejst̪] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #73,961 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “poltergeist” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for poltergeist is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pol̪t̪eɾˈxejst̪]. Corpus data places it at rank #73,961 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Fantasma que se manifiesta haciendo ruidos, golpes o causando desorden.".
No misspelling variants are generated for poltergeist in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is poltergeist, spelled P-O-L-T-E-R-G-E-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1Fantasma que se manifiesta haciendo ruidos, golpes o causando desorden.
This word in other languages
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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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-O-L-T-E-R-G-E-I-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pol̪t̪eɾˈxejst̪] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.