shiita
[ʃiˈit̪a]
The verdict
“shiita” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Propio de, relativo a o adepto del chiismo, una de las dos principales corrientes del islam junto con el sunismo, que se caracteriza por considerar a Alí, yerno de Mahoma, como su sucesor hereditar...
Corpus desk
Index ES-shiita · shiita · Spanish
shiita · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | shiita |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ʃiˈit̪a] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “shiita” en español
Rare enough to double-check
shiita is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ʃiˈit̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Propio de, relativo a o adepto del chiismo, una de las dos principales corrientes del islam junto con el sunismo, que se caracteriza por considerar a Alí, yerno de Mahoma, como su sucesor hereditar...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for shiita, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is shiita, spelled S-H-I-I-T-A.
Definition
- 1Propio de, relativo a o adepto del chiismo, una de las dos principales corrientes del islam junto con el sunismo, que se caracteriza por considerar a Alí, yerno de Mahoma, como su sucesor hereditario y el primer imán
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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.