sitúa

[siˈt̪ua]

/[siˈt̪ua]/ verb

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The verdict

“sitúa” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,441. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,441
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de situar o de situarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-situa · sitúa · Spanish

sitúa · rank #8,441 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,441
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH suministros

Nearest frequency peer: suministros (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “sitúa”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “sitúa” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sitúa vs sta
60% similar
sitúa vs sua
40% similar
sitúa vs Sota
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sitúa
PropertyValue
Headwordsitúa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[siˈt̪ua]
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,441
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sitúa”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).sitúacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “suministros” (#8,442), “servirá” (#8,439), “supermercado” (#8,443). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sitúa” va en #8,441. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around sitúa (IPA [siˈt̪ua]), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,441 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for sitúa, with forms such as "citúa", "istúa", and "sitaú". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sta", "sua", "Sota", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is sitúa, spelled S-I-T-Ú-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de situar o de situarse.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de situar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • citúa
  • istúa
  • sitaú
  • sittúa
  • siúta
  • ssitúa
  • stiúa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sitúa - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

citúa1istúa2sitaú2sittúa1siúta2ssitúa1stiúa2
Edit distance from "sitúa"

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 "sitúa"?
"sitúa" is spelled S-I-T-Ú-A. The IPA pronunciation is [siˈt̪ua].
What does "sitúa" mean?
As a verb, "sitúa" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de situar o de situarse.
What words are commonly confused with "sitúa"?
"sitúa" is commonly confused with "sta", "sua", "Sota". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sitúa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sitúa" is [siˈt̪ua]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sitúa" come from?
"sitúa" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tropa#8,446varía#8,449pluma#8,426ópera#8,458

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

little7 variantsbest7 variantsCongo7 variantsFrías7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list