olla podrida
[ˈoʝa poˈð̞ɾið̞a]
The verdict
“olla podrida” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Guiso típico de la gastronomía castellana y aragonesa, a base de legumbres y embutidos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | olla podrida |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈoʝa poˈð̞ɾið̞a] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “olla podrida” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for olla podrida is 12 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈoʝa poˈð̞ɾið̞a]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Guiso típico de la gastronomía castellana y aragonesa, a base de legumbres y embutidos.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for olla podrida, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 olla podrida, spelled O-L-L-A- -P-O-D-R-I-D-A.
Definition
- 1Guiso típico de la gastronomía castellana y aragonesa, a base de legumbres y embutidos.
This word in other languages
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 “olla podrida”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is O-L-L-A- -P-O-D-R-I-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈoʝa poˈð̞ɾið̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.