sema
[ˈsema]
The verdict
“sema” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,644 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,644
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,169
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Rasgo semántico que contiene una unidad mínima de significado léxico o gramatical.
Corpus desk
Index ES-sema · sema · Spanish
sema · rank #62,644 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,644
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,169
- PHOTO-FINISH segregar
Nearest frequency peer: segregar (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “sema”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- seductores
seductores
37,360 corpus weight
- seglar
seglar
37,359 corpus weight
- segregar
segregar
37,358 corpus weight
- sema
sema
37,357 corpus weight
- semánticas
semánticas
37,356 corpus weight
- sensitiva
sensitiva
37,355 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “sema” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sema |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈsema] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #62,644 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sema” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
sema is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,644 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsema]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rasgo semántico que contiene una unidad mínima de significado léxico o gramatical.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sema, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 sema, spelled S-E-M-A.
Definition
- 1Rasgo semántico que contiene una unidad mínima de significado léxico o gramatical.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.