telegrafista
[t̪eleɣ̞ɾaˈfist̪a]
The verdict
“telegrafista” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #97,917 among 34,400 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,917
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,400
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Persona que se dedica a operar el telégrafo o a mantener los equipos de telegrafía.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | telegrafista |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪eleɣ̞ɾaˈfist̪a] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #97,917 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “telegrafista” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
telegrafista is uncommon Spanish at frequency #97,917 among 34,400 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪eleɣ̞ɾaˈfist̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Persona que se dedica a operar el telégrafo o a mantener los equipos de telegrafía.".
No misspelling variants are generated for telegrafista in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is telegrafista, spelled T-E-L-E-G-R-A-F-I-S-T-A.
Definition
- 1Persona que se dedica a operar el telégrafo o a mantener los equipos de telegrafía.
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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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-E-L-E-G-R-A-F-I-S-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪eleɣ̞ɾaˈfist̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.