sentina
[sẽn̪ˈt̪ina]
The verdict
“sentina” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cavidad ubicada en el compartimento más bajo de una nave, donde confluyen todas las aguas que se filtran por los costados y por la cubierta, que más tarde se expulsan mediante bombeo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-sentina · sentina · Spanish
sentina · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sentina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [sẽn̪ˈt̪ina] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “sentina” en español
Rare enough to double-check
sentina is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [sẽn̪ˈt̪ina]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for sentina in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is sentina, spelled S-E-N-T-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1Cavidad ubicada en el compartimento más bajo de una nave, donde confluyen todas las aguas que se filtran por los costados y por la cubierta, que más tarde se expulsan mediante bombeo.
- 2Lugar lleno de inmundicias y mal olor.
- 3Lugar donde abundan o de donde se propagan la inmoralidad o los vicios.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.