receta
[reˈset̪a]
The verdict
“receta” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,935. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #4,935
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,151
- “R” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nota que comprende aquello de que debe componerse algo, y el modo de hacerlo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-receta · receta · Spanish
receta · rank #4,935 · 9 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #4,935
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,151
- PHOTO-FINISH préstamo
Nearest frequency peer: préstamo (-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 “receta”
Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino
- pierden
pierden
95,069 corpus weight
- presentarse
presentarse
95,068 corpus weight
- préstamo
préstamo
95,067 corpus weight
- receta
receta
95,066 corpus weight
- recibo
recibo
95,065 corpus weight
- Rincón
Rincón
95,064 corpus weight
What this shows “receta” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.
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 | receta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [reˈset̪a] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #4,935 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “receta”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around receta (IPA [reˈset̪a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,935 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for receta, with forms such as "erceta", "rceeta", and "recceta". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Reta", "renta", "recta", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is receta, spelled R-E-C-E-T-A.
Definition
- 1Nota que comprende aquello de que debe componerse algo, y el modo de hacerlo.
- 2Prescripción facultativa.
- 3Nota escrita de esta prescripción₂.
- 4Relación de partidas que se pasa de una contaduría a otra para que por ella se pueda tomar la cuenta al asentista o arrendador.
- 5Memoria de cosas que se piden.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how receta appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Receta de cocina
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- erceta
- rceeta
- recceta
- receat
- recetta
- rectea
- reecta
- reseta
- rreceta
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of receta - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).