dar pelota
[ˈd̪aɾ peˈlot̪a]
The verdict
“dar pelota” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer caso, prestar atención, parar o dar bola(s).
Corpus desk
Index ES-dar-pelota · dar pelota · Spanish
dar pelota · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dar pelota |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈd̪aɾ peˈlot̪a] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “dar pelota” en español
Rare enough to double-check
dar pelota is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈd̪aɾ peˈlot̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for dar pelota in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 Spanish form is dar pelota, spelled D-A-R- -P-E-L-O-T-A.
Definition
- 1Hacer caso, prestar atención, parar o dar bola(s).
- 2Corresponder al interés sentimental o erótico de alguien.
Synonyms
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.