suelta

/[ˈswel̪t̪a]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,958

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

suelta is aSpanishnoun. It means: Acción o efecto de soltar. Pronounced [ˈswel̪t̪a]. It ranks #6,958 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with suena and suerte.

Key facts for suelta
PropertyValue
Headwordsuelta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈswel̪t̪a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,958
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of suelta in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for suelta is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈswel̪t̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,958 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for suelta, with forms such as "seulta", "ssuelta", and "suelat". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "suena", "suerte", "suelto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is suelta, spelled S-U-E-L-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de soltar.
  2. 2
    Traba o maniota con que se atan las manos de las caballerías, para soltar a éstas en el campo.
  3. 3
    Cierto número de bueyes que se llevan desuncidos en una carretería para suplir o remudar a los que van tirando.
  4. 4
    Sitio o paraje a propósito para soltar o desuncir los bueyes de las carreterías y para darles pasto.
  5. 5
    Remisión o perdón de una deuda.
  6. 6
    Primer vuelo que, durante la fase de formación, un alumno piloto realiza por primera vez completamente solo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: seulta,ssuelta,suelat,suellta,sueltta,suetla,suleta,uselta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for suelta

Misspelling Variants of "suelta"

seulta6ssuelta7suelat6suellta7sueltta7suetla6suleta6uselta6
Misspelling Variants of "suelta"

Frequency rank: #6,958 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "suelta"?
"suelta" is spelled S-U-E-L-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈswel̪t̪a].
What does "suelta" mean?
As a noun, "suelta" means: Acción o efecto de soltar.
What words are commonly confused with "suelta"?
"suelta" is commonly confused with "suena", "suerte", "suelto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "suelta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suelta" is [ˈswel̪t̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "suelta" come from?
"suelta" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.