sentadilla

[sẽn̪t̪aˈð̞iʝa]

/[sẽn̪t̪aˈð̞iʝa]/ noun

The verdict

“sentadilla” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,374 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,374
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ejercicio que se basa en flexionar las piernas y bajar el cuerpo recto hasta quedar en cuclillas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sentadilla · sentadilla · Spanish

sentadilla · rank #91,374 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,374
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH serpentinas

Nearest frequency peer: serpentinas (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “sentadilla”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “sentadilla” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sentadilla
PropertyValue
Headwordsentadilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sẽn̪t̪aˈð̞iʝa]
Letters10
Frequency rank#91,374
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sentadilla” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).sentadillacae en esta cola de rareza:

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El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “serpentinas” (#91,375), “seus” (#91,376), “sheep” (#91,377). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sentadilla” va en #91,374. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sentadilla is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,374 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [sẽn̪t̪aˈð̞iʝa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ejercicio que se basa en flexionar las piernas y bajar el cuerpo recto hasta quedar en cuclillas.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for sentadilla, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is sentadilla, spelled S-E-N-T-A-D-I-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ejercicio que se basa en flexionar las piernas y bajar el cuerpo recto hasta quedar en cuclillas.

Synonyms

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 "sentadilla"?
"sentadilla" is spelled S-E-N-T-A-D-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [sẽn̪t̪aˈð̞iʝa].
What does "sentadilla" mean?
As a noun, "sentadilla" means: Ejercicio que se basa en flexionar las piernas y bajar el cuerpo recto hasta quedar en cuclillas.
How do you pronounce "sentadilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sentadilla" is [sẽn̪t̪aˈð̞iʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sentadilla" come from?
"sentadilla" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list