starts
[stɑː(ɹ)ts]
The verdict
“starts” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #88,342 among 34,953 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,342
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,953
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de start ('inicios').
Corpus desk
Index ES-starts · starts · Spanish
starts · rank #88,342 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,342
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 34,953
- PHOTO-FINISH steal
Nearest frequency peer: steal (+2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “starts”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- sosos
sosos
11,666 corpus weight
- spooky
spooky
11,662 corpus weight
- starts
starts
11,659 corpus weight
- steal
steal
11,657 corpus weight
- suajili
suajili
11,655 corpus weight
- subdelegaci…
subdelegaciones
11,653 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “starts” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | starts |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [stɑː(ɹ)ts] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #88,342 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “starts” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
starts is uncommon Spanish at frequency #88,342 among 34,953 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [stɑː(ɹ)ts]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de start ('inicios').".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for starts, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is starts, spelled S-T-A-R-T-S.
Definition
- 1Forma del plural de start ('inicios').
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.