olla podrida
[ˈoʝa poˈð̞ɾið̞a]
The verdict
“olla podrida” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Guiso típico de la gastronomía castellana y aragonesa, a base de legumbres y embutidos.
Corpus desk
Index ES-olla-podrida · olla podrida · Spanish
olla podrida · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" 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 | olla podrida |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈoʝa poˈð̞ɾið̞a] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “olla podrida” en español
Rare enough to double-check
olla podrida is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈoʝa poˈð̞ɾið̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how olla podrida appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
aquel platonazo que está más adelante vahando, me parece que es olla podrida, que por la diversidad de cosas que en las tales ollas podridas hay, no podré dejar de topar con alguna que me sea de gusto y provecho
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.