sativa

/[saˈt̪iβ̞a]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,208

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

sativa is anSpanishadj. It means: Forma del femenino de sativo. Pronounced [saˈt̪iβ̞a]. Often confused with Shiva and savia.

Key facts for sativa
PropertyValue
Headwordsativa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[saˈt̪iβ̞a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#46,208
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for sativa is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [saˈt̪iβ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,208 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del femenino de sativo.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for sativa, with forms such as "astiva", "saitva", and "satiav". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Shiva", "savia", "sabia", 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 sativa, spelled S-A-T-I-V-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de sativo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: astiva,saitva,satiav,satiba,sativva,sattiva,satvia,ssativa,staiva

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sativa

Misspelling Variants of "sativa"

astiva6saitva6satiav6satiba6sativva7sattiva7satvia6ssativa7
Misspelling Variants of "sativa"

Frequency rank: #46,208 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sativa"?
"sativa" is spelled S-A-T-I-V-A. The IPA pronunciation is [saˈt̪iβ̞a].
What does "sativa" mean?
As an adj, "sativa" means: Forma del femenino de sativo.
What words are commonly confused with "sativa"?
"sativa" is commonly confused with "Shiva", "savia", "sabia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sativa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sativa" is [saˈt̪iβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sativa" come from?
"sativa" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.