paca
/ˈpækə/noun
paca is spelled P-A-C-A: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, paca means “Any of the large rodents of the genus Cuniculus (but see also its synonyms), native to Central America and South America, which have dark brown or…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of paca is pacas.
How many letters and syllables are in paca?
| Letters | 4: P-A-C-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 81,375th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is paca?
Paca appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce paca?
- /ˈpækə/
Paca has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-paca.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with paca?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as paca.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: capa.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of paca
- pacas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does paca mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the large rodents of the genus Cuniculus (but see also its synonyms), native to Central America and South America, which have dark brown or black fur, a white or yellowish underbelly and rows of white spots along the sides.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Paca in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense rodent of genus Cuniculus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | paca |
| Spanish | boruga, conejo pintado, guagua, guanta, guartinaja, jochi |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does paca come from?
Via Spanish paca and Portuguese paca, from Paraguayan Guarani paka.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).