sepultura

/[sepul̪ˈt̪uɾa]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,159

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

sepultura is aSpanishnoun. It means: Acción y efecto de sepultar. Pronounced [sepul̪ˈt̪uɾa]. Often confused with sepultada.

Key facts for sepultura
PropertyValue
Headwordsepultura
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sepul̪ˈt̪uɾa]
Letters9
Frequency rank#21,159
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for sepultura is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [sepul̪ˈt̪uɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,159 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for sepultura, with forms such as "cepultura", "espultura", and "seplutura". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "sepultada", 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 sepultura, spelled S-E-P-U-L-T-U-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción y efecto de sepultar.
  2. 2
    Hoyo que se hace en tierra para enterrar un cadáver.
  3. 3
    Lugar en que está enterrado un cadáver.
  4. 4
    Sitio que en la iglesia tenía señalado una familia para colocar la ofrenda por sus difuntos.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cepultura,espultura,seplutura,seppultura,sepulltura,sepultrua,sepulttura,sepultuar,sepulturra,sepulutra,seputlura,seupltura,speultura,ssepultura

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sepultura

Misspelling Variants of "sepultura"

cepultura9espultura9seplutura9seppultura10sepulltura10sepultrua9sepulttura10sepultuar9
Misspelling Variants of "sepultura"

Frequency rank: #21,159 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sepultura"?
"sepultura" is spelled S-E-P-U-L-T-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [sepul̪ˈt̪uɾa].
What does "sepultura" mean?
As a noun, "sepultura" means: Acción y efecto de sepultar.
What words are commonly confused with "sepultura"?
"sepultura" is commonly confused with "sepultada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sepultura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sepultura" is [sepul̪ˈt̪uɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sepultura" come from?
"sepultura" 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.