quitina
[kiˈt̪ina]
The verdict
“quitina” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Carbohidrato que forma parte de las paredes celulares de los hongos, del resistente exoesqueleto de los artrópodos y algunos órganos de otros animales como las quetas de anélidos o los perisarcos d...
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Index ES-quitina · quitina · Spanish
quitina · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Q" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | quitina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kiˈt̪ina] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “quitina” en español
Rare enough to double-check
quitina is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kiˈt̪ina]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Carbohidrato que forma parte de las paredes celulares de los hongos, del resistente exoesqueleto de los artrópodos y algunos órganos de otros animales como las quetas de anélidos o los perisarcos d...".
Zero misspellings are on record for quitina in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is quitina, spelled Q-U-I-T-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1Carbohidrato que forma parte de las paredes celulares de los hongos, del resistente exoesqueleto de los artrópodos y algunos órganos de otros animales como las quetas de anélidos o los perisarcos de cnidarios.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.