testa

/[ˈt̪est̪a]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#41,098

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

testa is aSpanishnoun. It means: Cabeza (humana o de cualquier animal). Pronounced [ˈt̪est̪a]. Often confused with teta and text.

Key facts for testa
PropertyValue
Headwordtesta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪est̪a]
Letters5
Frequency rank#41,098
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for testa is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt̪est̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,098 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for testa, with forms such as "etsta", "tesat", and "tessta". 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, "teta", "text", "Tita", 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 testa, spelled T-E-S-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cabeza (humana o de cualquier animal).
  2. 2
    Zona posterior de la cabeza.
  3. 3
    Frente o parte frontal de algunas cosas materiales.
  4. 4
    Cubierta externa de cualquier semilla.
  5. 5
    Cara menor de un ladrillo, sillar o similar.
  6. 6
    Entendimiento, capacidad y prudencia en la acertada conducta de las cosas.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: etsta,tesat,tessta,testta,tetsa,tseta,ttesta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for testa

Misspelling Variants of "testa"

etsta5tesat5tessta6testta6tetsa5tseta5ttesta6
Misspelling Variants of "testa"

Frequency rank: #41,098 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "testa"?
"testa" is spelled T-E-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪est̪a].
What does "testa" mean?
As a noun, "testa" means: Cabeza (humana o de cualquier animal).
What words are commonly confused with "testa"?
"testa" is commonly confused with "teta", "text", "Tita". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "testa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "testa" is [ˈt̪est̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "testa" come from?
"testa" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter T in our Spanish index:

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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.