Vía Láctea

[ˈbia ˈlakt̪ea]

/[ˈbia ˈlakt̪ea]/ name

The verdict

“Vía Láctea” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Galaxia en la que esta ubicado nuestro planeta Tierra y el Sistema Solar. Con un diámetro medio de unos 100.000 años luz se calcula que contiene unos 100.000 millones de estrellas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-via-lactea · Vía Láctea · Spanish

Vía Láctea · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Vía Láctea
PropertyValue
HeadwordVía Láctea
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈbia ˈlakt̪ea]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Vía Láctea” en español

Vía Lácteano entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Vía Láctea is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈbia ˈlakt̪ea]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Vía Láctea has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is Vía Láctea, spelled V-Í-A- -L-Á-C-T-E-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Galaxia en la que esta ubicado nuestro planeta Tierra y el Sistema Solar. Con un diámetro medio de unos 100.000 años luz se calcula que contiene unos 100.000 millones de estrellas.
  2. 2
    Visión de nuestra galaxia tal como se ve desde la Tierra.

Synonyms

Río Jordán

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Vía Láctea"?
"Vía Láctea" is spelled V-Í-A- -L-Á-C-T-E-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbia ˈlakt̪ea].
What does "Vía Láctea" mean?
As a proper noun, "Vía Láctea" means: Galaxia en la que esta ubicado nuestro planeta Tierra y el Sistema Solar. Con un diámetro medio de unos 100.000 años luz se calcula que contiene unos 100.000 millones de estrellas.
How do you pronounce "Vía Láctea"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vía Láctea" is [ˈbia ˈlakt̪ea]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vía Láctea" come from?
"Vía Láctea" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list