setenta

/[seˈt̪ẽn̪t̪a]/ num

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,231

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

setenta is aSpanishnum. It means: Siete veces diez. Pronounced [seˈt̪ẽn̪t̪a]. It ranks #7,231 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with sienta and sustenta.

Key facts for setenta
PropertyValue
Headwordsetenta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNum
IPA[seˈt̪ẽn̪t̪a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,231
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for setenta is 7 letters long, classified as anum, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [seˈt̪ẽn̪t̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,231 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for setenta, with forms such as "cetenta", "estenta", and "seetnta". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "sienta", "sustenta", "serena", 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 setenta, spelled S-E-T-E-N-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Siete veces diez.
  2. 2
    Que ocupa el septuagésimo lugar en una serie.
  3. 3
    Que está setenta veces. Se usa delante de un sustantivo, pero también puede ir solo.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cetenta,estenta,seetnta,setenat,setennta,setentta,setetna,setneta,settenta,ssetenta,steenta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for setenta

Misspelling Variants of "setenta"

cetenta7estenta7seetnta7setenat7setennta8setentta8setetna7setneta7
Misspelling Variants of "setenta"

Frequency rank: #7,231 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "setenta"?
"setenta" is spelled S-E-T-E-N-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [seˈt̪ẽn̪t̪a].
What does "setenta" mean?
As a num, "setenta" means: Siete veces diez.
What words are commonly confused with "setenta"?
"setenta" is commonly confused with "sienta", "sustenta", "serena". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "setenta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "setenta" is [seˈt̪ẽn̪t̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "setenta" come from?
"setenta" 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.