taxista

[t̪akˈsist̪a]

/[t̪akˈsist̪a]/ noun

The verdict

“taxista” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #10,939. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,939
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que se dedica a conducir un taxi.

Corpus desk

Index ES-taxista · taxista · Spanish

taxista · rank #10,939 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,939
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH Superman

Nearest frequency peer: Superman (-1 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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “taxista”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “taxista” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

taxista vs turista
71% similar
taxista vs taxistas
88% similar
taxista vs taxis
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for taxista
PropertyValue
Headwordtaxista
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪akˈsist̪a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,939
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “taxista”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).taxistacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Superman” (#10,938), “sucios” (#10,937), “Stanley” (#10,936). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “taxista” va en #10,939. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around taxista (IPA [t̪akˈsist̪a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,939 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Que se dedica a conducir un taxi.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for taxista, with forms such as "atxista", "taixsta", and "taxisat". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "turista", "taxistas", "taxis", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is taxista, spelled T-A-X-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que se dedica a conducir un taxi.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how taxista appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. El Ayuntamiento de Sevilla, a través de la dirección general de Movilidad, ha resuelto imponer una sanción de casi 700 euros a un taxista que llevó a un usuario hasta el aeropuerto de San Pablo, pero al que aplicó una tarifa "abusiva", no dio recibo y otorgó un trato "desconsiderado"

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atxista
  • taixsta
  • taxisat
  • taxissta
  • taxistta
  • taxitsa
  • taxsita
  • taxxista
  • ttaxista
  • txaista

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of taxista - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

atxista2taixsta2taxisat2taxissta1taxistta1taxitsa2taxsita2taxxista1
Edit distance from "taxista"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "taxista"?
"taxista" is spelled T-A-X-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪akˈsist̪a].
What does "taxista" mean?
As a noun, "taxista" means: Que se dedica a conducir un taxi.
What words are commonly confused with "taxista"?
"taxista" is commonly confused with "turista", "taxistas", "taxis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "taxista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "taxista" is [t̪akˈsist̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "taxista" come from?
"taxista" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list