hombre de paja
[ˈõmbɾe ð̞e ˈpaxa]
The verdict
“hombre de paja” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Falacia informal por la que se da la impresión de refutar un argumento, pero se hace a través de una idea que no va en la línea de argumentación de la discusión, por lo que no se refuta debidamente...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hombre de paja |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈõmbɾe ð̞e ˈpaxa] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hombre de paja” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hombre de paja is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈõmbɾe ð̞e ˈpaxa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for hombre de paja in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is hombre de paja, spelled H-O-M-B-R-E- -D-E- -P-A-J-A.
Definition
- 1Falacia informal por la que se da la impresión de refutar un argumento, pero se hace a través de una idea que no va en la línea de argumentación de la discusión, por lo que no se refuta debidamente el tema de fondo.
- 2Testaferro
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.
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Using “hombre de paja”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-O-M-B-R-E- -D-E- -P-A-J-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈõmbɾe ð̞e ˈpaxa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.