felpa

[ˈfelpa]

/[ˈfelpa]/ noun

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The verdict

“felpa” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,812 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,812
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tejido suave y esponjoso obtenido al entretejer un hilo suplementario de trama sobre la urdimbre, dejando pelos por la cara del haz.

Corpus desk

Index ES-felpa · felpa · Spanish

felpa · rank #60,812 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,812
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH Feliú

Nearest frequency peer: Feliú (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “felpa”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “felpa” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for felpa
PropertyValue
Headwordfelpa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfelpa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#60,812
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “felpa” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.felpacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Feliú” (#60,811), “feminismos” (#60,813), “Felipa” (#60,810). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “felpa” va en #60,812. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

felpa is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,812 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfelpa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

felpa has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is felpa, spelled F-E-L-P-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tejido suave y esponjoso obtenido al entretejer un hilo suplementario de trama sobre la urdimbre, dejando pelos por la cara del haz.
  2. 2
    Paliza.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, corrección verbal de marcada vehemencia.
  4. 4
    Trozo de tela elástica que se coloca en la cabeza para retirar el pelo de la cara ^([cita requerida]).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. traía un sayo de raso pardo carmesí, una ropa de lo mismo aforrada en felpa parda, gorra parda.
  2. También había de esos botines con chalequillo de felpa y botones de nácar.

Synonyms

peluchegolpizapalizatundazurraamonestaciónbroncafilípicareconvenciónregañinareprimenda

This word in other languages

peluche(Français)Plüsch(Deutsch)surra(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "felpa"?
"felpa" is spelled F-E-L-P-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfelpa].
What does "felpa" mean?
As a noun, "felpa" means: Tejido suave y esponjoso obtenido al entretejer un hilo suplementario de trama sobre la urdimbre, dejando pelos por la cara del haz.
How do you pronounce "felpa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "felpa" is [ˈfelpa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "felpa" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "felpa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Feliú#60,811fluía#60,818fried#60,833gears#60,844

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list