sheets

/ʃits/

//ʃits// noun

The verdict

“sheets” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,378 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,378
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Usado específicamente hablando de precipitaciones: un mar, una cortina, ráfaga, gran cantidad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sheets · sheets · Spanish

sheets · rank #91,378 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,378
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sheep

Nearest frequency peer: sheep (-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 “sheets”

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 “sheets” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sheets
PropertyValue
Headwordsheets
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʃits/
Letters6
Frequency rank#91,378
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sheets” en español

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “sheep” (#91,377), “seus” (#91,376), “serpentinas” (#91,375). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sheets” va en #91,378. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sheets is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,378 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʃits/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Usado específicamente hablando de precipitaciones: un mar, una cortina, ráfaga, gran cantidad.".

No misspelling variants are generated for sheets in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 sheets, spelled S-H-E-E-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Usado específicamente hablando de precipitaciones: un mar, una cortina, ráfaga, gran cantidad.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how sheets appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. When I looked out, all I could see were sheets of rain. Cuando miré afuera, todo lo que podía ver era un mar de lluvia.

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 "sheets"?
"sheets" is spelled S-H-E-E-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ʃits/.
What does "sheets" mean?
As a noun, "sheets" means: Usado específicamente hablando de precipitaciones: un mar, una cortina, ráfaga, gran cantidad.
How do you pronounce "sheets"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sheets" is /ʃits/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list