sotreta
[soˈt̪ɾet̪a]
The verdict
“sotreta” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho del animal, especialmente del caballo, inservible, viejo o de malas costumbres.
Corpus desk
Index ES-sotreta · sotreta · Spanish
sotreta · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | sotreta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [soˈt̪ɾet̪a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “sotreta” en español
Rare enough to double-check
sotreta is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [soˈt̪ɾet̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for sotreta, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is sotreta, spelled S-O-T-R-E-T-A.
Definition
- 1Dicho del animal, especialmente del caballo, inservible, viejo o de malas costumbres.
- 2Dicho de una persona, inútil, que no sabe hacer nada bien.
- 3Dicho de una persona, inútil, que no sabe hacer nada bien.
- 4Dicho de una persona, que actúa con malicia.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sotreta appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Yo no quise aguardar más, / Y me hice humo en un sotreta.
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.