watt
[ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝at̪]
The verdict
“watt” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,626 among 1,158 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,626
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,158
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En el sistema internacional de unidades, unidad derivada de potencia, Un watt es la potencia de un sistema que transfiere un julio de energía cada segundo.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | watt |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝at̪] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #52,626 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “watt” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
watt is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,626 among 1,158 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝at̪]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En el sistema internacional de unidades, unidad derivada de potencia, Un watt es la potencia de un sistema que transfiere un julio de energía cada segundo.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for watt in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is watt, spelled W-A-T-T.
Definition
- 1En el sistema internacional de unidades, unidad derivada de potencia, Un watt es la potencia de un sistema que transfiere un julio de energía cada segundo.
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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.
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Using “watt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is W-A-T-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝at̪] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.