yunta
[ˈʝũn̪t̪a]
The verdict
“yunta” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,291 among 1,840 “Y” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,291
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,840
- “Y” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pareja de bueyes u otros animales de tiro que trabajan juntos unidos por un yugo.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | yunta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʝũn̪t̪a] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #73,291 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “yunta” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
yunta is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,291 among 1,840 “Y” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʝũn̪t̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for yunta in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is yunta, spelled Y-U-N-T-A.
Definition
- 1Pareja de bueyes u otros animales de tiro que trabajan juntos unidos por un yugo.
- 2Área de terreno que puede arar una yunta₁ durante un día aproximadamente.
- 3Objeto con que se mantiene unida la yunta₁.
- 4Par de aves, cosas o personas.
- 5Par de personas unidas por una amistad estrecha.
- 6Amigo muy cercano, inseparable.
- 7Grupo de pescados reunidos en una sarta o manojo.
- 8Pasador de dos piezas que sirve para abotonar el puño de la camisa.
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 “yunta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Y-U-N-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.