resta

[ˈrest̪a]

/[ˈrest̪a]/ noun

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The verdict

“resta” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #10,415. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,415
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Residuo de alguna cantidad pecuniaria.

Corpus desk

Index ES-resta · resta · Spanish

resta · rank #10,415 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,415
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH respondido

Nearest frequency peer: respondido (-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 “resta”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “resta” 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).

resta vs Rosa
40% similar
resta vs ruta
60% similar
resta vs risa
60% similar

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

Key facts for resta
PropertyValue
Headwordresta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈrest̪a]
Letters5
Frequency rank#10,415
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “resta”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).restacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “respondido” (#10,414), “rocío” (#10,416), “resiste” (#10,413). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “resta” va en #10,415. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around resta (IPA [ˈrest̪a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,415 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for resta, with forms such as "ersta", "resat", and "ressta". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Rosa", "ruta", "risa", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is resta, spelled R-E-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Residuo de alguna cantidad pecuniaria.
  2. 2
    Operación de descomposición que consiste en, dada cierta cantidad, eliminar una parte de ella, y el resultado se conoce como diferencia o resto.

Synonyms

sustracción

Antonyms

suma

This word in other languages

subtraction(English)Subtraktion(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ersta
  • resat
  • ressta
  • restta
  • retsa
  • rresta
  • rseta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of resta - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ersta2resat2ressta1restta1retsa2rresta1rseta2
Edit distance from "resta"

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 "resta"?
"resta" is spelled R-E-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈrest̪a].
What does "resta" mean?
As a noun, "resta" means: Residuo de alguna cantidad pecuniaria.
What words are commonly confused with "resta"?
"resta" is commonly confused with "Rosa", "ruta", "risa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "resta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "resta" is [ˈrest̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "resta" come from?
"resta" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rocío#10,416rotos#10,418prevé#10,406tarta#10,426

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Wayne7 variantsninja7 variantsmixta7 variantsmaten7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list