poltergeist
[pol̪t̪eɾˈxejst̪]
The verdict
“poltergeist” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,961 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,961
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6,028
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fantasma que se manifiesta haciendo ruidos, golpes o causando desorden.
Corpus desk
Index ES-poltergeist · poltergeist · Spanish
poltergeist · rank #73,961 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #73,961
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH polariza
Nearest frequency peer: polariza (-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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “poltergeist”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- plaqueta
plaqueta
26,046 corpus weight
- plusvalías
plusvalías
26,043 corpus weight
- polariza
polariza
26,041 corpus weight
- poltergeist
poltergeist
26,040 corpus weight
- populoso
populoso
26,036 corpus weight
- potosino
potosino
26,034 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “poltergeist” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| 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) |
Cola larga: rango de “poltergeist” en español
Rare enough to double-check
poltergeist is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,961 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pol̪t̪eɾˈxejst̪]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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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