veleta

/[beˈlet̪a]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#43,319

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

veleta is aSpanishnoun. It means: Aparato que sirve para saber la dirección en la que sopla el viento. Se pone normalmente en la parte más alta de los edificios. Pronounced [beˈlet̪a]. Often confused with veta and venta.

Key facts for veleta
PropertyValue
Headwordveleta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[beˈlet̪a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#43,319
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for veleta is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [beˈlet̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #43,319 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for veleta, with forms such as "beleta", "evleta", and "veelta". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "veta", "venta", "Vélez", 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 veleta, spelled V-E-L-E-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aparato que sirve para saber la dirección en la que sopla el viento. Se pone normalmente en la parte más alta de los edificios.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, persona de carácter fluctuante o inestable.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: beleta,evleta,veelta,veleat,veletta,velleta,veltea,vleeta,vveleta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for veleta

Misspelling Variants of "veleta"

beleta6evleta6veelta6veleat6veletta7velleta7veltea6vleeta6
Misspelling Variants of "veleta"

Frequency rank: #43,319 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "veleta"?
"veleta" is spelled V-E-L-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [beˈlet̪a].
What does "veleta" mean?
As a noun, "veleta" means: Aparato que sirve para saber la dirección en la que sopla el viento. Se pone normalmente en la parte más alta de los edificios.
What words are commonly confused with "veleta"?
"veleta" is commonly confused with "veta", "venta", "Vélez". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "veleta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "veleta" is [beˈlet̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "veleta" come from?
"veleta" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.