-ta

/tɑ(ʔ)/

//tɑ(ʔ)// suffix

The verdict

“-ta” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a suffix - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sufijo para construir verbos de sustantivos, juntado a la raíz genitiva singular.

Key facts for -ta
PropertyValue
Headword-ta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechSuffix
IPA/tɑ(ʔ)/
Letters3
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “-ta” sits in Spanish frequency

-ta falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for -ta is 3 letters long, classified as a suffix, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /tɑ(ʔ)/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Sufijo para construir verbos de sustantivos, juntado a la raíz genitiva singular.".

-ta doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is -ta, spelled --T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sufijo para construir verbos de sustantivos, juntado a la raíz genitiva singular.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "-ta"?
"-ta" is spelled --T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /tɑ(ʔ)/.
What does "-ta" mean?
As a suffix, "-ta" means: Sufijo para construir verbos de sustantivos, juntado a la raíz genitiva singular.
How do you pronounce "-ta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "-ta" is /tɑ(ʔ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "-ta" come from?
"-ta" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “-ta”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is --T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /tɑ(ʔ)/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list