starts

[stɑː(ɹ)ts]

/[stɑː(ɹ)ts]/ noun

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)

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.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for starts
PropertyValue
Headwordstarts
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[stɑː(ɹ)ts]
Letters6
Frequency rank#88,342
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “starts” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). starts lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Forma 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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "starts"?
"starts" is spelled S-T-A-R-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is [stɑː(ɹ)ts].
What does "starts" mean?
As a noun, "starts" means: Forma del plural de start ('inicios').
How do you pronounce "starts"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "starts" is [stɑː(ɹ)ts]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "starts" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list