sátira

[ˈsat̪iɾa]

/[ˈsat̪iɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“sátira” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #15,735. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,735
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Figura literaria de carácter irónico que tiene como propósito ridiculizar al objeto de la misma.

Corpus desk

Index ES-satira · sátira · Spanish

sátira · rank #15,735 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,735
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH suspendida

Nearest frequency peer: suspendida (-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 “sátira”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sátira” 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).

sátira vs savia
50% similar
sátira vs subirá
50% similar
sátira vs sutura
67% similar

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

Key facts for sátira
PropertyValue
Headwordsátira
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsat̪iɾa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#15,735
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sátira”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).sátiracae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “suspendida” (#15,734), “take” (#15,736), “suscrito” (#15,733). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sátira” va en #15,735. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around sátira (IPA [ˈsat̪iɾa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,735 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for sátira, with forms such as "ssátira", "stáira", and "sáitra". 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, "savia", "subirá", "sutura", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is sátira, spelled S-Á-T-I-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Figura literaria de carácter irónico que tiene como propósito ridiculizar al objeto de la misma.
  2. 2
    Composición poética u otro escrito cuyo objeto es censurar acremente o poner en ridículo a personas o cosas.
  3. 3
    Discurso o dicho agudo, picante y mordaz, dirigido a este mismo fin.

This word in other languages

satire(English)satire(Français)Satire(Deutsch)sátira(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ssátira
  • stáira
  • sáitra
  • sátiar
  • sátirra
  • sátria
  • sáttira
  • ástira

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sátira - 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.

ssátira1stáira2sáitra2sátiar2sátirra1sátria2sáttira1ástira2
Edit distance from "sátira"

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 "sátira"?
"sátira" is spelled S-Á-T-I-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsat̪iɾa].
What does "sátira" mean?
As a noun, "sátira" means: Figura literaria de carácter irónico que tiene como propósito ridiculizar al objeto de la misma.
What words are commonly confused with "sátira"?
"sátira" is commonly confused with "savia", "subirá", "sutura". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sátira"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sátira" is [ˈsat̪iɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sátira" come from?
"sátira" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tardía#15,737Sophie#15,724tímido#15,749rollos#15,714

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

átomos8 variantsamplía8 variantsratito8 variantsblusa8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list