ruleta

/[ruˈlet̪a]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,814

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

ruleta is aSpanishnoun. It means: Rueda usada en juegos de azar. Pronounced [ruˈlet̪a]. Often confused with ruta and Reta.

Key facts for ruleta
PropertyValue
Headwordruleta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ruˈlet̪a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,814
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ruleta in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for ruleta is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ruˈlet̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,814 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for ruleta, with forms such as "rlueta", "rruleta", and "ruelta". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "ruta", "Reta", "rule", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is ruleta, spelled R-U-L-E-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rueda usada en juegos de azar.
  2. 2
    Juego de azar típico de los casinos en el que se usa una bola que se mueve rápidamente en un círculo dividido en espacios numerados y pintados de negro y rojo y que permite una variedad de apuestas.
  3. 3
    Curva plana que describe la trayectoria de un punto, vinculado a una curva generatriz C₁, que rueda sobre otra curva directriz C₂, tangencialmente, sin deslizamiento. Tanto C₁ como C₂ son curvas planas.
  4. 4
    Amague que consiste en pisar la pelota con un pie, dar media vuelta en el lugar, y cambiar de pie para terminar la otra media vuelta acompañando la pelota con el pie al que se acaba de cambiar.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rlueta,rruleta,ruelta,ruleat,ruletta,rulleta,rultea,urleta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ruleta

Misspelling Variants of "ruleta"

rlueta6rruleta7ruelta6ruleat6ruletta7rulleta7rultea6urleta6
Misspelling Variants of "ruleta"

Frequency rank: #20,814 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ruleta"?
"ruleta" is spelled R-U-L-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ruˈlet̪a].
What does "ruleta" mean?
As a noun, "ruleta" means: Rueda usada en juegos de azar.
What words are commonly confused with "ruleta"?
"ruleta" is commonly confused with "ruta", "Reta", "rule". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ruleta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ruleta" is [ruˈlet̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ruleta" come from?
"ruleta" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.