veletas

[beˈlet̪as]

/[beˈlet̪as]/ noun

The verdict

“veletas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #97,986 among 1,793 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,986
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de veleta.

Corpus desk

Index ES-veletas · veletas · Spanish

veletas · rank #97,986 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,986
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH veladoras

Nearest frequency peer: veladoras (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “veletas”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “veletas” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for veletas
PropertyValue
Headwordveletas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[beˈlet̪as]
Letters7
Frequency rank#97,986
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “veletas” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.veletascae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “veladoras” (#97,985), “Vaupés” (#97,983), “Verdun” (#97,989). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “veletas” va en #97,986. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

veletas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #97,986 among 1,793 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [beˈlet̪as]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de veleta.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for veletas, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is veletas, spelled V-E-L-E-T-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de veleta.

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 "veletas"?
"veletas" is spelled V-E-L-E-T-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [beˈlet̪as].
What does "veletas" mean?
As a noun, "veletas" means: Forma del plural de veleta.
How do you pronounce "veletas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "veletas" is [beˈlet̪as]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "veletas" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list