Olla podrida

[ˈɔla pɔˈdʁiːda]

/[ˈɔla pɔˈdʁiːda]/ noun

The verdict

“Olla podrida” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - typisches Gericht aus Kastilien aus Fleisch, Wurst und Gemüse

Corpus desk

Index DE-olla-podrida · Olla podrida · German

Olla podrida · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "O" 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 Olla podrida
PropertyValue
HeadwordOlla podrida
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɔla pɔˈdʁiːda]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Olla podrida“ im Deutschen

Olla podridaschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Olla podrida is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɔla pɔˈdʁiːda]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "typisches Gericht aus Kastilien aus Fleisch, Wurst und Gemüse".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Olla podrida, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Olla podrida, spelled O-L-L-A- -P-O-D-R-I-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    typisches Gericht aus Kastilien aus Fleisch, Wurst und Gemüse

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Olla podrida appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Und Sancho sagte: jene große Schüssel, die dort unten dampft, scheint eine Olla podrida zu seyn, und da diese Ollas podridas aus sehr mannichfaltigen Dingen zusammengesetzt sind, so werde ich gewiss etwas darunter finden, das mir schmackhaft und zuträglich sey.“, Seite 113
  2. „Der Mulatte legte das Tischtuch auf, brachte eine Olla potrida und vier Gedecke, denn die schöne Rebekka setzte sich nicht mit uns zu Tisch.“

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 "Olla podrida"?
"Olla podrida" is spelled O-L-L-A- -P-O-D-R-I-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɔla pɔˈdʁiːda].
What does "Olla podrida" mean?
As a noun, "Olla podrida" means: typisches Gericht aus Kastilien aus Fleisch, Wurst und Gemüse
How do you pronounce "Olla podrida"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Olla podrida" is [ˈɔla pɔˈdʁiːda]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Olla podrida" come from?
"Olla podrida" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list