pantanal
/ˈpɑntəˌnɑl/
"pantanal" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pantanal” is uncommon English (frequency #85,620 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,620
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A marsh (a broad, flat area with pools of water and trees) in the Pantanal region of South America.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pantanal |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpɑntəˌnɑl/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #85,620 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pantanal” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pantanal is uncommon English at frequency #85,620 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpɑntəˌnɑl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A marsh (a broad, flat area with pools of water and trees) in the Pantanal region of South America.".
pantanal doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Portuguese pantanal, in Bolivia and Paraguay probably via Spanish. The correct English form is pantanal, spelled P-A-N-T-A-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1A marsh (a broad, flat area with pools of water and trees) in the Pantanal region of South America.
Etymology
Portuguese pantanal, in Bolivia and Paraguay probably via Spanish.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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- The one correct English spelling is P-A-N-T-A-N-A-L - 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.