uta

[ˈut̪a]

/[ˈut̪a]/ noun

The verdict

“uta” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #26,660) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#26,660
frequency rank, Spanish
448
“U” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Úlcera del rostro que se da comúnmente en los valles húmedos del Perú.

Corpus desk

Index ES-uta · uta · Spanish

uta · rank #26,660 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,660
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 448
  • PHOTO-FINISH ut

Nearest frequency peer: ut (-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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “uta”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “uta” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

uta vs uva
67% similar
uta vs uwu
33% similar
uta vs útil
25% similar

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

Key facts for uta
PropertyValue
Headworduta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈut̪a]
Letters3
Frequency rank#26,660
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “uta”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.utacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “ut” (#26,659), “variando” (#26,661), “vencieron” (#26,662). Entre 448 lemas con “U”, “uta” va en #26,660. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for uta is neighbouring look-alikes ("uva", "uwu", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈut̪a]. Frequency #26,660 among 448 “U” headwords. Gloss: "Úlcera del rostro que se da comúnmente en los valles húmedos del Perú.".

uta has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "uva", "uwu", "útil", 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 its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is uta, spelled U-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Úlcera del rostro que se da comúnmente en los valles húmedos del Perú.

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 "uta"?
"uta" is spelled U-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈut̪a].
What does "uta" mean?
As a noun, "uta" means: Úlcera del rostro que se da comúnmente en los valles húmedos del Perú.
What words are commonly confused with "uta"?
"uta" is commonly confused with "uva", "uwu", "útil". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "uta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "uta" is [ˈut̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "uta" come from?
"uta" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list